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Christ in Song 329

What a Friend

Words: Joseph ScrivenMusic: C. C. ConverseTune: Erie8, 7, 8, 7, D.

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1What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!

RefrainO what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer!

2Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer.

3Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer.

4Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In his arms he'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there.

Tune
Erie
Also sung to
Converse (SDA Hymnal #499, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #393, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #619)
Meter
8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Scripture
Philippians 4:6-7

The verse

Meter
30 · the hymnal prints 8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer!˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/30A

Verse 3

Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge, Take it to the Lord in prayer.˘˘/˘????/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/31A

Verse 4

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In his arms he'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there.˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘/////˘/˘/30A

Refrain

O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Everything to God in prayer!˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.