The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3286

3286. 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.

Refrain
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. [Refrain]

3. Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul. [Refrain]

4. Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry. [Refrain]

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

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! what a Friend for sinners
• Title: Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
• Author: John Wilbur Chapman (1910)
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland Huw Prichard (1830)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Incipit: 12123 43212 54332
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain