I have a Friend so precious,
So
very dear to me,
He
loves me with such tender love,
He
loves so faithfully;
I
could not live apart from Him,
I
love to feel Him nigh,
And
so we dwell together,
My
Lord and I.
2
Sometimes
I'm faint and weary,
He
knows that I am weak,
And
as He bids me lean on Him,
His
help I gladly seek;
He
leads me in the paths of light,
Beneath
a sunny sky,
And
so we walk together,
My
Lord and I.
3
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 how to try,
And
so we talk together,
My
Lord and I.
4
He
knows that I am longing
Some
weary soul to win,
And
so He bids me go and speak
The
loving word for Him;
He
bids me tell His wondrous love,
And
why He came to die,
And
so we work together,
My
Lord and I.