Scripture Verse

I have called you friends. John 15:15

Introduction

Words: J. L. Rem­sen, in Songs of Love and Praise No. 4, ed­it­ed by John R. Swe­ney, Hen­ry L. Gil­mour & J. How­ard Ent­wisle (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: John J. Hood, 1897), num­ber 105.

Music: Ma­li J. L. Rem­sen (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Rem­sen’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Jesus is a lov­ing Sav­ior,
He will peace and par­don give;
If you long for free sal­va­tion,
Only look to Him and live.

Refrain

He will save you, He will save you,
Save you by His love and pow­er;
He is wait­ing to re­ceive you,
He is will­ing, doubt no more.

Earthly friends may oft for­sake you,
In your time of great­est need,
But there’s One who’ll ne­ver leave you,
One who is a friend in­deed.

Refrain

When your path seems dark and drea­ry,
And your lot so hard to bear,
Only trust your lov­ing Sav­ior;
He will ev­ery bur­den share.

Refrain

When our war­fare here is ended,
When we reach that peace­ful shore,
Then we’ll praise our dear Re­deem­er,
Praise Him there for­ev­er­more.

Refrain