I have called you friends.
John 15:15
Words: Ruby Viney, in Telegrams: Our 1918 Message to the Church (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: Keynote Company, 1918).
Music: Milton Garner, Sr. (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know Garner or Viney’s full name, or where to get good photos of them (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Thro’ all the years I’ve roamed in sin,
And wandered from my Lord away,
He tenderly has cared for me,
And guided me thro’ every day.
Refrain
Oh, He’s my friend,
No evil can my soul betide;
I’ll trust His grace—
He’ll lead me to the glory side.
When clouds would hover over me,
And from me almost hide the light,
My Savior, with His love-light true,
Is ever near to banish night.
Refrain
When other friends would prove untrue,
My Lord, I know, is faithful still;
To Him I’ll all my service give,
And strive to do His blessèd will.
Refrain