Sunday's Hymn: I've Found a Friend, O Such a Friend

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
He loved me ere I knew him;
He drew me with the cords of love,
And thus he bound me to him;
And round my heart still closely twine
Those ties which nought can sever,
For I am his, and he is mine,
For ever and for ever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
He bled, he died to save me;
And not alone the gift of life,
But his own self he gave me!
Nought that I have mine own I’ll call,
I’ll hold it for the Giver,
My heart, my strength, my life, my all
Are his, and his for ever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
All pow’r to him is given,
To guard me on my onward course,
And bring me safe to heaven:
Eternal glory gleams afar,
To nerve my faint endeavor:
So now to watch, to work, to war;
And then to rest for ever.

I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend!
So kind and true and tender,
So wise a Counselor and Guide,
So mighty a Defender!
From him who loves me now so well
What pow’r my soul can sever?
Shall life or death, shall earth or hell?
No! I am his for ever.

—James G. Small

Other hymns, worship songs, prayers, sermons excerpts, or quotes posted today:

• May the Mind of Christ, My Savior at The Happy Wonderer
• Self-Acquaintance at The Upward Call
• Fear not at Tried With Fire
• Your weekly dose of Spurgeon: Are you ready? at Pyromaniacs

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