Millennial Harp 47
I've Found a Friend
1I'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.
2I'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.
3I've found a Friend; oh, such a Friend! All power to Him is given, To guard me on my upward course, And bring me safe to heaven. The eternal glories gleam afar, To nerve my faint endeavor; So now to watch, to work, to war, And then to rest forever.
4I'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 loveth me so well, What power my soul can sever? Shall life or death, or earth, or hell? No; I am His forever.
The verse
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- 60
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
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- A
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