Hymn 386 - I’ve Found a Friend

I’ve found a friend,

oh, 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 naught can sever,

For I am His, and He is mine,

Forever and forever.

I’ve found a friend,

oh, such a friend!

He bled, He died to save me.

And not alone the gift of life,

But His own self He gave me;

Naught that I have my own I call,

I hold it for the Giver,

My heart, my strength, my life, my all

Are His, and His forever.

I’ve found a friend,

oh, such a friend!

All pow’r to Him is given,

To guard me on my onward course,

And bring me safe to heaven.

Th’eternal glories gleam afar

To nerve my faint endeavor;

So now to watch, to work, to war,

And then to rest forever.

I’ve found a friend,

oh, 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 or earth or hell?

No! I am His forever.