J. G. Small

8.7.8.7.D.

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 naught can sever;

For I am His, and He is mine,

Forever and forever.

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:

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.

3

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

All power to Him is given,

To guard me on my onward course,

And bring me safe to heaven.

The eternal glories gleam afar,

To nerve my faint endeavour:

So now to watch, to work, to war,

And then, to rest forever!

4

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

So kind and true and tender,

So wise a Counsellor and Guide,

So mighty a Defender:

From Him, who loves me now so well,

What power my soul can sever?

Shall life, or death, or earth, or hell?

No; I am His forever.