A                     E7
I've found a Friend, O such a friend!
                   A
He loved me ere I knew him;
                     D
He drew me with the cords of love,
     A               E7  A
And thus He bound me to Him;
     E7                   A
And round my heart still closely twine
       B                     E7
Those ties which naught can sever,
      A           D             A         E7  A
For I am His, and He is mine, forever and forever.

[Verse 2]
A                      E7
I've found a friend, O such a friend!
                     A
He bled, he died to save me;
                   D
And not alone the gift of life,
     A               E7  A
But his own Self He gave me!
        E7               A
Naught that I have mine own I call,
      B               E7
I'll hold it for the Giver,
           A            D                  A            E7  A
My heart, my strength, my life, My all are his, and his forever.

[Verse 3]
A                       E7
I've found a friend, O such a friend!
                     A
All pow'r to Him is given,
                   D
To guard me on my onward course,
      A              E7  A
And bring me safe to heaven.
     E7               A
The eternal glories gleam afar,
     B                 E7
To nerve my faint endeavor;
        A           D                  A            E7  A
So now to watch, to work, to war, And then to rest forever.

[Verse 4]
A                       E7
I've found a Friend, O such a friend!
                      A
So kind and true and tender,
                  D
So wise a Counselor and Guide,
    A       E7   A
So mighty a Defender!
      E7        A
From Him who loves me now so well
       B                 E7
What power my soul can sever?
        A              D                  A             E7  A
Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am his forever.