I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of My Father I have made known unto you.
John 15:15
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Gems of Song, by Hubert Main & Ira D. Sankey (Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1901). Some hymnals give the author as Grace J. Frances, one of Fanny’s pseudonyms.
Music: Hubert P. Main (🔊 pdf nwc).
There’s a friend that abides evermore,
And that friend is the Lord, my king;
Of the peace I received,
When His Word I believed,
In the fullness of joy I will sing.
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O come, quickly come!
He is calling you today,
O come to that friend so true;
He will be your faithful guide,
More than all the world beside,
And remember He has died for you.
There’s a friend that abides evermore,
And I praise Him with loud acclaim;
For the life that is mine
Through His mercy divine;
Still I sing in my joy, Bless His name!
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There’s a love that is strong as the hills
That encircle His throne above;
How it speaks to my soul
When the dark billows roll,
And my heart sings for joy, God is love!
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There’s a friend that abides evermore,
And a friend that I long to see;
O, the song that will break,
When to rapture I wake,
And in glory with Him I shall be!
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