1 When worldly cares and troubles roll,
Like raging billows o’er my soul;
When clouds obscure the shining goal,
My truest Friend is Jesus.
Refrain:
Jesus, of Calvary,
Jesus, who died for me;
Jesus, eternally,
My truest Friend is Jesus.
2 When heavy is the cross I bear,
And sorrow fills me with despair;
When earthly friends no longer care,
My truest Friend is Jesus. [Refrain]
3 When death hat shattered closest ties,
And bitter tears fall from my eyes;
When all alone my spirit sighs,
My truest Friend is Jesus. [Refrain]
4 In life or death He will be near,
To drive away my ev’ry fear;
There’s naught on earth can harm me here,
My truest Friend is Jesus. [Refrain]
Source: New Songs of Pentecost No. 2 #93
Barratt, Alfred. (New Springs, Wigan, Lancashire, England, October 25, 1879--December, 1968). Coming to the United States as a young man, he studied at Gordon College, Massachusetts, and Newton Theological Seminary, Mass. He was ordained in December, 1913, by the Baptists in Connecticut, then by the Wheeling WV Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the USA, in 1924. He was pastor of Dallas, West Virginia, then of a series of churches in the Presbytery of Clarion, Pennsylvania. In 1937 he was awarded the Doctor of Literature degree by Bob Jones College.
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