Hymn 187 - "I've found a Friend, O such a Friend!"

I've found a Friend, O such a Friend!

He loved me ere I knew Him;

He drew me with the cords of love,

And thus He bound me to Him.

And round my heart still closely twine

Those ties which nought can sever;

For I am His and He is mine

For ever and for ever.

I've found a Friend, O such a Friend!

He died, He bled to save me;

And not alone the gift of life,

But His own self He gave me.

Nought that I have mine own I call,

I hold it for the Giver;

My heart, my strength, my life, my all

Are His, and His for ever.

I've found a Friend, O such a Friend,

So kind, and true, and tender!

So wise a Counsellor and Guide,

So mighty a Defender!

From Him who loves me now so well,

What power my soul shall sever?

Shall life or death, shall earth or hell?

No! I am His for ever.