I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE FAITHFUL LOVE

 

1. I have a Friend whose faithful love

Is more than all the world to me.

'Tis higher than the heights above,

And deeper than the soundless sea;

So old, so new, so strong, so true,

Before the earth received its frame.

He loved me, blessed be His name!

 

2. He held the highest place above,

Adored by all the sons of flame;

Yet such His self-denying love,

He laid aside His crown and came

To seek the lost, and at the cost

Of heavenly rank and earthly fame

He sought me - blessed be His name!

 

3. It was a lonely path He trod,

From every human soul apart;

Known only to Himself and God

Was all the grief that filled His heart,

Yet from the track He turned not back,

Till where I lay in want and shame,

He found me - blessed be His name!

 

4. Then dawned at last that day of dread

When desolate, yet undismayed,

With wearied frame and thorn-crowned head,

He, God-forsaken, man-betrayed,

Was then made sin on Calvary,

And dying there in grief and shame,

He saved me - blessed be His name!

 

5. Long as I live my song shall tell

The wonders of His dying love;

And when at last I rise to dwell

In the bright home prepared above,

My joy shall be His face to see,

And bowing there with loud acclaim

I'll praise Him - blessed be His name! 

 

 

 


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