Scripture Verse

I have called you friends. John 15:15

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Ben Hains, 1900 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Hains (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

I’ve found a friend in Je­sus,
He’s all the world to me;
So ten­der, so lov­ing,
More than I dreamed could be;
He brought me out of dark­ness
Into His glo­ri­ous light;
My soul is grate­ful to Him—
I’ll serve Him with my might.

Refrain

He’s all the world to me,
He’s all the world to me;
Oh, praise His name for­ev­er,
He’s all the world to me.

He fills my heart with glad­ness
And makes my tongue to sing;
’Tis rap­ture, ’tis glo­ry,
To live for such a king!
The world is bright­er round me,
His sun­shine richer glows,
Since Christ, my Lord, has found me,
And with me ev­er goes.

Refrain

Oh, listen! Hear Him call­ing:
My life for thee I gave,
In sor­row, in ang­uish,
Thy way­ward soul to save!

Oh, quick­ly an­swer to Him:
Lord, save a sin­ful soul;
Thy love has won me to Thee,
Forgive, and make me whole.

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