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Text:Our truest Friend
Author:Elizabeth W. Denison
Tune:[Unto thee, O heavenly Father]
Composer:James McGranahan

152. Our truest Friend

1 Unto Thee, O heav’nly Father,
Do we bring our ev’ry need;
All the souls Thou hast created,
Thou wilt surely, surely feed.

Refrain:
Is the morrow dark with sorrow?
Darkest days shall have an end;
Close beside us Thou wilt guide us,
Evermore our truest Friend.

2 O, how wondrous, great and mighty,
Is Thine everlasting love;
Deeper than our thought can fathom,
Higher far than heav’n above. [Refrain]

3 Never failing, nor forgetting,
Holding steadfast to the end;
We will bless Thy name forever,
That Thou art our truest Friend. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Unto thee, O heav'nly Father
Title: Our truest Friend
Author: Elizabeth W. Denison
Refrain First Line: Is the morrow dark with sorrow
Publication Date: 1899
Scripture:
Topic: Fellowship; Guidance
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Unto thee, O heavenly Father]
Composer: James McGranahan
Notes: Public Domain.



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