Hymns for the Living Church ‎#99

99. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners

1 Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Refrain:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.

2 Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him;
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my vict'ry wins. (Refrain)

3 Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows o'er me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul. (Refrain)

4 Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night o'ertakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry. (Refrain)

5 Jesus! I do now receive Him,
More than all in Him I find,
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine. (Refrain)

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
• Title: Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
• Author: J. Wilbur Chapman (1910)
• Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! what a Savior!
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Luke 7:34
  ;
  2 Corinthians 12:9
  ;
  Hebrews 13:5

Tune Information

• Name: HYFRYDOL
• Composer: Rowland H. Prichard (c. 1830)
• Arranger: Robert Harkness (1910)
• Meter: 8 7 8 7 D.
• Key: F Major