Baptist Hymnal 2008 ‎#156

156. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners

1 Jesus! what a friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Chorus:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.

2 Jesus! what a strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him;
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my strength, my victory wins.[Chorus]

3 Jesus! what a help in sorrow!
While the billows o'er me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my comfort, helps my soul.[Chorus]

4 Jesus! what a guide and keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night o'er takes me,
He, my pilot hears my cry.[Chorus]

5 Jesus! I do now receive Him,
More than all in Him I find;
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine.[Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! what a friend for sinners!
• Title: Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
• Author: J. Wilbur Chapman
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
• Meter: 8.7.8.7. with Chorus
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2008
• Topic: Declaration, Proclamation of Faith

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland H. Prichard
• Arranger (last st. and choral ending): Charlie Sinclair
• Meter: 8.7.8.7. with Chorus
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Arr. © Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved.