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What a Friend Thou Art To Me

O my Redeemer, what a Friend thou art to me

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: JUANITA (54332)
Published in 11 hymnals

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1. O my Redeemer,
What a friend Thou art to me!
Oh, what a refuge I have found in Thee!
When the way was dreary,
And my heart was sore oppressed,
’Twas Thy voice that lulled me
To a calm sweet rest.

Refrain
Nearer, draw nearer,
Till my soul is lost in Thee;
Nearer, draw nearer,
Blessèd Lord, to me.

2. When in their beauty
Stars unveil their silver light,
Then, O my Savior,
Give me songs at night—
Songs of yonder mansions,
Where the dear ones, gone before,
Sing Thy praise for ever,
On that peaceful shore. [Refrain]

3. Jesus, my Savior,
When the last deep shadows fall;
When in the silence
I shall hear Thy call—
In Thine arms reposing,
Let me breathe my life away,
And awake triumphant,
In eternal day. [Refrain]

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #7261

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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First Line: O my Redeemer, what a Friend thou art to me
Title: What a Friend Thou Art To Me
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Nearer, draw nearer, till my soul is lost in Thee
Copyright: Public Domain
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