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I've found a Friend, O such a friend!
A
He loved me ere I knew him;
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He drew me with the cords of love,
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And thus He bound me to Him;
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And round my heart still closely twine
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Those ties which naught can sever,
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For I am His, and He is mine, forever and forever.
[Verse 2]
AE7
I've found a friend, O such a friend!
A
He bled, he died to save me;
D
And not alone the gift of life,
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But his own Self He gave me!
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Naught that I have mine own I call,
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I'll hold it for the Giver,
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My heart, my strength, my life, My all are his, and his forever.
[Verse 3]
AE7
I've found a friend, O such a friend!
A
All pow'r to Him is given,
D
To guard me on my onward course,
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And bring me safe to heaven.
E7A
The eternal glories gleam afar,
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To nerve my faint endeavor;
ADAE7A
So now to watch, to work, to war, And then to rest forever.
[Verse 4]
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I've found a Friend, O such a friend!
A
So kind and true and tender,
D
So wise a Counselor and Guide,
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So mighty a Defender!
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From Him who loves me now so well
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What power my soul can sever?
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Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am his forever.