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38. No, Not One!

1 There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus –
No, not one! No, not one!
None else could heal all our soul's diseases –
No, not one! No, not one!

Refrain:
Jesus knows all about our struggles,
He will guide till the day is done;
There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus –
No, not one! no, not one!

2 No friend like Him is so high and holy –
No, not one! No, not one!
And yet, no friend is so meek and lowly –
No, not one! No, not one! [Refrain]

3 There's not an hour that He is not near us –
No, not one! No, not one!
No night so dark but His love can cheer us –
No, not one! No, not one! [Refrain]

4 Did ever saint find this Friend forsake Him?
No, not one! No, not one!
Or sinner find that He would not take him?
No, not one! No, not one!

5 Was e'er a gift like the Savior given?
No, not one! No, not one!
Will he refuse us a home in heaven?
No, not one! No, not one! [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus
Title: No, Not One!
Author: Johnson Oatman, Jr. 1856-1922
Refrain First Line: Jesus knows all about our struggles
Language: English
Publication Date: 1981
Topic: Hymns
Tune Information
Name: HARPER MEMORIAL
Composer: George C. Hugg, 1848-1907
Key: F Major or modal



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