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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