Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal ‎#456

456. My Lord and I

1 I have a Friend so precious,
So very dear to me,
He loves me with such tender love,
He loves so faithfully;
I could not live apart form Him,
I love to feel Him nigh,
And so we dwell together,
My Lord and I.

2 Sometimes I’m faint and weary,
He knows that I am weak,
And as He bids me lean on Him,
His help I gladly seek;
He leads me in the paths of light,
Beneath a sunny sky,
And so we walk together,
My Lord and I.

3 I tell Him all my sorrows,
I tell Him all my joys,
I tell Him all that pleases me,
I tell Him what annoys;
He tells me what I ought to do,
He tells me how to try,
And so we talk together,
My Lord and I.

4 He knows that I am longing
Some weary soul to win,
And so He bids me go and speak
The loving word for Him;
He bids me tell His wondrous love,
And why He came to die,
And so we work together,
My Lord and I.

Text Information

• First Line: I have a Friend so precious, So very dear to me
• Title: My Lord and I
• Author: Mary Ann Shorey (1851- ?) (1890)
• Meter: 7.6.8.6.8.6.7.4.
• Publication Date: 1985
• Topic: Christan Life: Our Love for God

Tune Information

• Name: [I have a Friend so precious, So very dear to me]
• Composer: Hubert P. Main (1839-1926)
• Meter: 7.6.8.6.8.6.7.4.
• Incipit: 56553 21116 123
• Key: F Major or modal