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I have a Friend so precious,
So very dear to me,
He loves me with a tender love,
He loves me faithfully;
I could not live apart from Him,
I love to feel Him nigh;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
D
I have a
A
Friend so
Bm
pre
D
cious,
So
G
very
A7
dear to
D-G
me,
He
D
loves me
A
with a
Bm
tender
D
love,
He
G
loves me
A7
faithful
D
ly;
I could not
D7
live a
G
part from
Em
Him,
I
D
love to
Bm
feel Him
A-A7
nigh;
And
D
so we dwell to
G
geth
Em
er,
2
Sometimes I’m faint and weary,
He knows that I am weak;
And as He bids me lean on Him,
His help I’ll gladly seek;
He leads me in the path of light,
Beneath a sunny sky;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
Sometimes I'm faint and weary,
He knows that I am weak;
And as He bids me lean on Him,
His help I'll gladly seek;
He leads me in the path of light,
Beneath a sunny sky;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
D
Sometimes
A
I'm faint
Bm
and
D
weary,
He
G
knows that
A7
I am
D-G
weak;
And
D
as He
A
bids me
Bm
lean on
D
Him,
His
G
help I'll
A7
gladly
D
seek;
He leads me
D7
in the
G
path of
Em
light,
D
Beneath a
Bm
sunny
A-A7
sky;
And
D
so we dwell
G Em
together,
3
He knows how much I love Him,
He knows I love Him well;
But with what love He loveth me,
My tongue can never tell;
It is an everlasting love
In ever rich supply;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
He knows how much I love Him,
He knows I love Him well;
But with what love He loveth me,
My tongue can never tell;
It is an everlasting love
In ever rich supply;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
D
He knows how
A
much I
Bm
love
D
Him,
He
G
knows I
A7
love Him
D-G
well;
But
D
with what
A
love He
Bm
loveth
D
me,
My
G
tongue
A7
can
D
never tell;
It is an
D7 G
everlasting
Em
love
In
D
ever
Bm
rich
A-A7
supply;
And
D
so we dwell
G Em
together,
4
I tell Him all my sorrows,
I tell Him all my joys,
I tell Him all that pleases me,
I tell Him what annoys;
He tells me what I ought to do,
He tells me what to try;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
I tell Him all my sorrows,
I tell Him all my joys,
I tell Him all that pleases me,
I tell Him what annoys;
He tells me what I ought to do,
He tells me what to try;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
D
I tell Him
A
all my
Bm D
sorrows,
I
G
tell Him
A7
all my
D-G
joys,
I
D
tell Him
A
all that
Bm
pleases me,
I
G
tell Him
A7
what
D
annoys;
He tells me
D7
what I
G
ought to
Em
do,
He
D
tells me
Bm
what to
A-A7
try;
And
D
so we dwell
G Em
together,
5
He knows how I am longing
Some weary soul to win,
And so He bids me go and speak
A loving word for Him;
He bids me tell His wondrous love,
And why He came to die;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
He knows how I am longing
Some weary soul to win,
And so He bids me go and speak
A loving word for Him;
He bids me tell His wondrous love,
And why He came to die;
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.
D
He knows how
A
I am
Bm D
longing
Some
G
weary
A7
soul to
D-G
win,
And
D
so He
A
bids me
Bm
go and
D
speak
A
G
loving
A7
word for
D
Him;
He bids me
D7
tell His
G
wondrous
Em
love,
And
D
why He
Bm
came to
A-A7
die;
And
D
so we dwell
G Em
together,
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Rochester, MN, United States
Thank you Busi for your sharing. He will never leave you or forsake you and you will never regret clinging to Him!
Matabele Land, Zimbabwe
Even when friends forsake me , all I have is my Lord , he knows what I want and need and he'll forever be with me , this song gives me hope , am just a young adult growing and I am facing a lot of challenges already but I will forever cling to the Rock of all ages🙏
Midlands, Zimbabwe
My father sang this song to us when we were young. Now he is old, bed ridden and ill . The pain of seing him ill & not being able to do much. Through it all, I am happy I can sing this song. For I tell Him all my sorrows, I tell Him all my joys, I tell Him all tht pleases me I tell Him wat annoys. He tells me wat I ought to do, He tells me what to try
Joburg, South Africa
Faithful God indeed never changing the same yesterday, today and forever.
Sterling, CT, United States
I am going to through trials. I have been for 18 years.
So now I have an anxiety disorder.
This hymn brings me such hope. I sing it as I sit under the pines.
Charlotte, NC, United States
I'm so glad to know our God truly listens to our every care and loves us with an Everlasting Love.
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
What a joy to know that I have a friend who will never leave me .....
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Beautiful, very comforting to know He's a friend.
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Awesome song and my favourite song ever and I love this song very much....😊😊😊
Chambersburg, PA, United States
May the words of this song speak to your heart. God loves you very much. Be truely happy with God.