I Have a Friend, So Patient, Kind, Forbearing (EN 4448)

EN 4448 I Have a Friend, So Patient, Kind, Forbearing

John.15.15

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I have a Friend, so patient, kind, forbearing,

Of all my friends this Friend doth love me best;

Though I am weak and sinful, yet when sharing

His love and mercy I am ever blest.

He is my Lord, my Friend, yea, He’s my Brother;

And Jesus Christ is His most blessed Name.

He loves more tenderly than any mother;

To rest in Him is more than wealth and fame.

My poor and wretched soul He bought so dearly,

And freed from condemnation, death, and hell;

The old and bitter foe He crushed completely;

My soul, rejoice and sing, for all is well!

Thus I’m redeemed; no more the law prevaileth,

For Christ, the Lord, is my Redeemer’s Name;

His precious blood more than my sins availeth;

And cleanseth me from all my guilt and shame.

With hallelujahs here I’d tell the story,

My Lord to praise, to laud and magnify;

And praise His Name forevermore in glory,

Before His throne with all the saints on high.