1
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!
D
What a
D7
Friend we have in
G
Jesus,
D
All our sins and griefs to
A-A7
bear!
D
What a
D7
privilege to
G
carry
D
Every
A7
thing to God in
D
prayer!
A
O what peace we often
D
forfeit,
G
O what
D
needless pain we
A-A7
bear,
D
All be
D7
cause we do not
G
carry
D
Every
A7
thing to God in
D-G-D
prayer!
2
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
D
Have we
D7
trials and
G
temptations?
D
Is there trouble
A-A7
anywhere?
D
We should
D7
never be
G
discouraged,
D
Take it
A7
to the Lord in
D
prayer.
A
Can we find a friend so
D
faithful
G
Who will
D
all our sorrows
A-A7
share?
D
Jesus
D7
knows our
G
every weakness,
D
Take it
A7
to the Lord in
D-G-D
prayer.
3
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He'll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.
D
Are we
D7
weak and
G
heavy-laden,
D
Cumbered with a load of
A-A7
care?
D D7
Precious Savior, still
G
our refuge—
D
Take it
A7
to the Lord in
D
prayer;
A
Do thy friends despise,
D
forsake thee?
G
Take it
D
to the Lord in
A-A7
prayer;
D
In His
D7
arms He'll take and
G
shield thee,
D
Thou wilt
A7
find a solace
D-G-D
there.
https://www.hymnal.net/Hymns/Hymnal/svg/e0789_p.svg
{"audioDuration":45.113,"mp3":"e0628_i.mp3","syllables":[{"text":"What","joinedToNext":false,"onset":0.07,"line":0,"noteIndex":0,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":0},{"text":"a","joinedToNext":false,"onset":1.091,"line":0,"noteIndex":1,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":1.057},{"text":"Friend","joinedToNext":false,"onset":1.451,"line":0,"noteIndex":2,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":74,"tuneOnset":1.41},{"text":"we","joinedToNext":false,"onset":1.811,"line":0,"noteIndex":3,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":1.762},{"text":"have","joinedToNext":false,"onset":2.159,"line":0,"noteIndex":4,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":2.115},{"text":"in","joinedToNext":false,"onset":2.531,"line":0,"noteIndex":5,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":2.467},{"text":"Je","joinedToNext":true,"onset":2.879,"line":0,"noteIndex":6,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":2.82},{"text":"sus,","joinedToNext":false,"onset":4.307,"line":0,"noteIndex":7,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":62,"tuneOnset":4.229},{"text":"All","joinedToNext":false,"onset":5.747,"line":1,"noteIndex":8,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":60,"tuneOnset":5.639},{"text":"our","joinedToNext":false,"onset":6.815,"line":1,"noteIndex":9,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":6.697},{"text":"sins","joinedToNext":false,"onset":7.163,"line":1,"noteIndex":10,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":7.049},{"text":"and","joinedToNext":false,"onset":7.523,"line":1,"noteIndex":11,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":7.401},{"text":"griefs","joinedToNext":false,"onset":7.883,"line":1,"noteIndex":12,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":7.754},{"text":"to","joinedToNext":false,"onset":8.231,"line":1,"noteIndex":13,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":8.106},{"text":"bear!","joinedToNext":false,"onset":8.603,"line":1,"noteIndex":14,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":8.459},{"text":"What","joinedToNext":false,"onset":11.447,"line":2,"noteIndex":15,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":11.278},{"text":"a","joinedToNext":false,"onset":12.167,"line":2,"noteIndex":16,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":12.336},{"text":"pri","joinedToNext":true,"onset":12.527,"line":2,"noteIndex":17,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":74,"tuneOnset":12.688},{"text":"vi","joinedToNext":true,"onset":12.875,"line":2,"noteIndex":18,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":13.041},{"text":"lege","joinedToNext":false,"onset":13.235,"line":2,"noteIndex":19,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":13.393},{"text":"to","joinedToNext":false,"onset":13.595,"line":2,"noteIndex":20,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":13.746},{"text":"car","joinedToNext":true,"onset":13.955,"line":2,"noteIndex":21,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":14.098},{"text":"ry","joinedToNext":false,"onset":15.383,"line":2,"noteIndex":22,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":62,"tuneOnset":15.508},{"text":"Ev","joinedToNext":true,"onset":17.171,"line":3,"noteIndex":23,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":60,"tuneOnset":16.918},{"text":"ery","joinedToNext":true,"onset":17.879,"line":3,"noteIndex":24,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":17.975},{"text":"thing","joinedToNext":false,"onset":18.239,"line":3,"noteIndex":25,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":18.327},{"text":"to","joinedToNext":false,"onset":18.599,"line":3,"noteIndex":26,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":18.68},{"text":"God","joinedToNext":false,"onset":18.947,"line":3,"noteIndex":27,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":19.032},{"text":"in","joinedToNext":false,"onset":19.307,"line":3,"noteIndex":28,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":64,"tuneOnset":19.385},{"text":"prayer!","joinedToNext":false,"onset":19.667,"line":3,"noteIndex":29,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":19.737},{"text":"O","joinedToNext":false,"onset":22.523,"line":4,"noteIndex":30,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":22.557},{"text":"what","joinedToNext":false,"onset":23.603,"line":4,"noteIndex":31,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":66,"tuneOnset":23.614},{"text":"peace","joinedToNext":false,"onset":23.951,"line":4,"noteIndex":32,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":23.967},{"text":"we","joinedToNext":false,"onset":24.311,"line":4,"noteIndex":33,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":24.319},{"text":"of","joinedToNext":true,"onset":24.671,"line":4,"noteIndex":34,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":70,"tuneOnset":24.671},{"text":"ten","joinedToNext":false,"onset":25.02,"line":4,"noteIndex":35,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":25.024},{"text":"for","joinedToNext":true,"onset":25.391,"line":4,"noteIndex":36,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":25.376},{"text":"feit,","joinedToNext":false,"onset":26.807,"line":4,"noteIndex":37,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":26.786},{"text":"O","joinedToNext":false,"onset":28.247,"line":5,"noteIndex":38,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":74,"tuneOnset":28.196},{"text":"what","joinedToNext":false,"onset":29.304,"line":5,"noteIndex":39,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":74,"tuneOnset":29.253},{"text":"need","joinedToNext":true,"onset":29.663,"line":5,"noteIndex":40,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":29.606},{"text":"less","joinedToNext":false,"onset":30.023,"line":5,"noteIndex":41,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":29.958},{"text":"pain","joinedToNext":false,"onset":30.372,"line":5,"noteIndex":42,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":70,"tuneOnset":30.311},{"text":"we","joinedToNext":false,"onset":30.743,"line":5,"noteIndex":43,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":30.663},{"text":"bear,","joinedToNext":false,"onset":31.092,"line":5,"noteIndex":44,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":31.016},{"text":"All","joinedToNext":false,"onset":33.959,"line":6,"noteIndex":45,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":33.835},{"text":"be","joinedToNext":true,"onset":35.027,"line":6,"noteIndex":46,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":34.892},{"text":"cause","joinedToNext":false,"onset":35.387,"line":6,"noteIndex":47,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":74,"tuneOnset":35.245},{"text":"we","joinedToNext":false,"onset":35.736,"line":6,"noteIndex":48,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":72,"tuneOnset":35.597},{"text":"do","joinedToNext":false,"onset":36.095,"line":6,"noteIndex":49,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":35.95},{"text":"not","joinedToNext":false,"onset":36.455,"line":6,"noteIndex":50,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":36.302},{"text":"car","joinedToNext":true,"onset":36.815,"line":6,"noteIndex":51,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":36.655},{"text":"ry","joinedToNext":false,"onset":38.232,"line":6,"noteIndex":52,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":62,"tuneOnset":38.064},{"text":"Ev","joinedToNext":true,"onset":39.323,"line":7,"noteIndex":53,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":60,"tuneOnset":39.474},{"text":"ery","joinedToNext":true,"onset":40.02,"line":7,"noteIndex":54,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":40.532},{"text":"thing","joinedToNext":false,"onset":40.739,"line":7,"noteIndex":55,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":69,"tuneOnset":40.884},{"text":"to","joinedToNext":false,"onset":41.099,"line":7,"noteIndex":56,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":67,"tuneOnset":41.237},{"text":"God","joinedToNext":false,"onset":41.459,"line":7,"noteIndex":57,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":41.589},{"text":"in","joinedToNext":false,"onset":41.808,"line":7,"noteIndex":58,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":64,"tuneOnset":41.941},{"text":"prayer!","joinedToNext":false,"onset":42.167,"line":7,"noteIndex":59,"section":"verse","melisma":false,"pitch":65,"tuneOnset":42.294}],"noteLines":[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,5,5,5,5,5,5,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,7,7,7,7,7,7,7],"totalNoteCount":60,"tuneMp3":"e0789_tune.mp3","tuneAudioDuration":46.113,"noteX":[0.2506581894881,0.36147313630437,0.42442021434576,0.48736477541014,0.54401689394969,0.60066901248924,0.69781929111859,0.81696543183775,0.26582903573678,0.39002423737681,0.4581905250008,0.51827145862028,0.59169896537365,0.65177989899313,0.75290421431393,0.2506581894881,0.36147313630437,0.42442021434576,0.48736477541014,0.54401689394969,0.60066901248924,0.69781929111859,0.81696543183775,0.26348276555439,0.38658179085839,0.45414642664381,0.52031145823412,0.58647648982443,0.65264152141474,0.75508514038374,0.2469266512276,0.35609190044284,0.41941106752689,0.48141857547371,0.54342608342053,0.59923482417817,0.69405364661076,0.81969026000109,0.26799515608181,0.38647470398278,0.45377556512379,0.51434607104413,0.58164424111948,0.64894241119483,0.75089074273412,0.2506581894881,0.36147313630437,0.42442021434576,0.48736477541014,0.54401689394969,0.60066901248924,0.69781929111859,0.81696543183775,0.25637480917406,0.37615300056894,0.4418949498382,0.50627505193812,0.57065515403804,0.63503525613797,0.73471526066888],"lineImages":[{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line0.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line0_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line1.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line1_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line2.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line2_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line3.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line3_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line4.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line4_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line5.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line5_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line6.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line6_nochords.svg?v=1"},{"chords":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line7.svg?v=1","plain":"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/Hymns\/Hymnal\/images\/lines\/e0789_p_line7_nochords.svg?v=1"}]}
Delete Comment
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
Abuja, Edo State, Nigeria
What a friend we have in Jesus
Lagos, Nigeria
What a Privilege to carry everything to God in prayer
Lagos, Nigeria
Eyes on Jesus, for he alone is my only true friend.
Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer . Thank You Lord for the privilege to do so !
Ilogbo-Eremi, Badagry, Lagos, Nigeria
Do thy friends despice, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayers.
Itanagar, North-East, India
Thank you God for everything.
Ile Ife, Osun, Nigeria
Jesus is a real friend
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
What a privilege we have to carry everything to God in prayer
Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria
Jesus, everything that I have
Owerri, IMO State, Nigeria
I so much love this hymn and it's kind of a prayer