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1.
I have a Friend, whose faithful love
Is more than all the world to me:
‘Tis higher than the heights above,
And deeper than the soundless sea;
So old, so new, so strong, so true;
Before the earth received its frame,
He loved me – Blessed be His name!
2.
He held the highest place above.
Adored by all the sons of flame,
Yet such His self-denying love,
He laid aside His crown and came
To seek the lost, and at the cost
Of heavenly rank and earthly fame
He sought me – Blessed be His name!
3.
It was a lonely path He trod,
From every human soul apart;
Known only to Himself and God
Was all the grief that filled His heart,
Yet from the track, He turned not back,
Till where I lay in want and shame,
He found me – Blessed be His name!
4.
Then dawned at last that day of dread,
When desolate, yet undismayed,
With wearied frame and thorn-crowned head,
He, God-forsaken, man-betrayed,
Was then made sin on Calvary,
And, dying there in grief and shame,
He saved me – Blessed be His name!
5.
Long as I live my song shall tell
The wonders of His dying love;
And when at last I go to dwell
With Him His sovereign grace to prove,
My joy shall be His face to see,
And bowing there with loud acclaim
I’ll praise Him – Blessed be His name!
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