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I’ve found a Friend; oh, such a Friend!

by J. G. Small (1817–1888)

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 186.

Verse 1

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 nought can sever, For I am His, and He is mine, Forever and forever.

Verse 2

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. Nought 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.

Verse 3

I’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.

Verse 4

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 loveth me so well, What power my soul can sever? Shall life or death, or earth, or hell? No; I am His forever.

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