THE HEAVENLY FRIEND.
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I asked Thee for the good land,
The land of brooks of water;
I find it in Thy presence,
My Everlasting Best.
The land of brooks of water;
I find it in Thy presence,
My Everlasting Best.
THE HEAVENLY FRIEND.
I have a Friend! a precious Friend, unchanging, wise, and true,
The chief among ten thousand! oh, I wish you knew Him. too!
Encompassed by a host of foes, weary in heart and limb,
I know who waits to soothe my woe: have you a Friend like Him?
He comforts me, He strengthens me; how can I then repine?
He loveth me! This faithful Friend in life and death is mine.
The chief among ten thousand! oh, I wish you knew Him. too!
Encompassed by a host of foes, weary in heart and limb,
I know who waits to soothe my woe: have you a Friend like Him?
He comforts me, He strengthens me; how can I then repine?
He loveth me! This faithful Friend in life and death is mine.
I have a Father true and fond! He cares for all my needs;
His patience bore my faithless ways, my mad and foolish deeds;
To me He sends sweet messages; He waiteth but to bless:
His patience bore my faithless ways, my mad and foolish deeds;
To me He sends sweet messages; He waiteth but to bless:
