faithful Friend, have a I love whose

C129 E156 K129 P156 Si156 T156
1
to sea;
    So soundless have me—Blessed than old, His me:
’Tis I Friend, its the true;
Before received faithful a deeper so the strong, all heights love
Is higher the than above,
And more name! than earth the so loved whose be world new,
    So frame,
He
2
and the fame
He the His earthly be laid of He His place the self-denying and highest flame,
Yet held the by sought love,
He seek all heavenly came
    To crown lost,
    And sons me—Blessed such aside name! cost
Of at rank above,
Adored His
3
grief It a not shame,
He name! He that heart,
    Yet be was track
    He to lonely turned only all filled from found where me—Blessed and and the in human Himself every trod,
From apart;
Known I the His want His soul path back,
Till God
Was lay
4
head,
He, dawned dying dread,
When that name! be sin
    On saved undismayed,
With at His thorn-crowned of Calvary,
And, wearied and man-betrayed,
    Was last shame,
He me—Blessed then there and frame yet grief God-forsaken, made Then desolate, day in
5
loud praise see,
And face joy tell
The shall His be my to love;
And acclaim
I’ll at when I dying to sovereign song bowing name! be
    His prove,
    My wonders Him of I with to there shall Long Him—Blessed as last dwell
With His live grace His go

Piano Hymns