If you’re like may others, you’ve turned to this
hymn expecting the Jack P. Scholfield classic Saved,
Saved! While the title to this one may be the first
words of that one, I’ve Found a Friend is its own
separate hymn. The text paints a picture of Jesus,
describing the many attributes that make him, “O such
a Friend!” George C. Stebbins wrote the tunes to
many classics, such as “Jesus, I Come,” and
“Jesus Is Calling.” This title may not be as
famous, but it is certainly wor...(+)
If you’re like may others, you’ve turned to this
hymn expecting the Jack P. Scholfield classic Saved,
Saved! While the title to this one may be the first
words of that one, I’ve Found a Friend is its own
separate hymn. The text paints a picture of Jesus,
describing the many attributes that make him, “O such
a Friend!” George C. Stebbins wrote the tunes to
many classics, such as “Jesus, I Come,” and
“Jesus Is Calling.” This title may not be as
famous, but it is certainly worthy of being
performed.
1. 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 naught can sever,
For I am His and He is mine,
Forever and forever.
2. 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.
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, O such a Friend!
All pow’r to Him is given
To guard me on my onward course
And bring me safe to Heaven.
Th’eternal glories glaeam afar
To nerve my faint endeavor:
So now to watch, to work, to war,
And then to rest forever.
4. 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 pow’r my soul can sever?
Shall life or death or earth or hell?
No—I am His forever!
