Mary Ann Shorey/Hubert P. Main
SDA Hymnal (1985) Hymn #456
[Verse 1]
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I have a Friend so precious,
F C
So very dear to me,
C
He loves me with such tender love,
G
He loves so faithfully;
G7 C
I could not live apart from Him,
C7 F
I love to feel Him nigh,
C G C
And so we dwell together, My Lord and I.
[Verse 2]
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Sometimes I'm faint and weary,
F C
He knows that I am weak,
C
And as He bids me lean on Him
G
His help I gladly seek;
G7 C
He leads me in the paths of light,
C7 F
Beneath a sunny sky,
C G C
And so we walk together, My Lord and I.
[Verse 3]
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I tell Him all my sorrows,
F C
I tell Him all my joys,
C
I tell Him all that pleases me,
G
I tell Him what annoys;
G7 C
He tells me what I ought to do,
C7 F
He tells me how to try,
C G C
And so we talk together, My Lord and I.
[Verse 4]
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He knows how I am longing
F C
Some weary soul to win,
C
And so He bids me go and speak
G
The loving word for Him;
G7 C
He bids me tell His wondrous love,
C7 F
And why He came to die,
C G C
And so we work together, My Lord and I.