Ive Found A Friend

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. 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. 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. 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.