Timeless Truths ‎#827

827. Christ the Friend We Need

1 Oft my heart has bled with sorrow,
Not a friend my grief to share;
But I yielded, Christ to follow,
And He took my load of care.

Refrain:
Is there here a soul in trouble?
Whosoever needs a friend,
Jesus’ love your heart will gladden,
Bless and keep you to the end.

2 Once I sighed for peace and pleasure,
Felt a painful void within;
Life was gloomy, death a terror,
Till my soul was saved from sin. [Refrain]

3 All this world is dark and dreary,
And the soul, designed for light,
Must be sad and lost forever,
While it gropes in sinful night. [Refrain]

4 Sin made all my life so bitter,
Jesus makes it sweet and pure;
Now I’m free from every fetter,
Blest with peace forevermore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Oft my heart has bled with sorrow
• Title: Christ the Friend We Need
• Author: Daniel S. Warner (1893)
• Refrain First Line: Is there here a soul in trouble?
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Scripture:
  John 15:15
• Topic: Jesus/Savior
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Christ_the_Friend_We_Need); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (336); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (417); The Gospel Trumpe

Tune Information

• Name: [Oft my heart has bled with sorrow]
• Composer: Barney E. Warren (1893)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
• Key: F Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Christ_the_Friend_We_Need); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (336); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (417); The Gospel Trumpe