I've Found a Friend

I've found a Friend; O, 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,

For ever and for ever.

I've found a Friend; O, 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 for ever.

I've found a Friend; O, such a Friend!

All power to Him is given,

To guard me on my onward course,

And bring me safe to heaven.

Th' eternal glories gleam afar,

To nerve my faint endeavour:

So now to watch, to work, to war,

And then to rest for ever.

I've found a Friend; O, 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 for ever.