Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#165

165. One there is, above all others

1 One there is, above all others,
Well deserves the name of Friend;
His is love, beyond a brother's,
Costly, free, and knows no end.

2 Which of all our friends to save us,
Could or would have shed his blood?
But this Saviour died to have us
Reconcil'd in him to God.

3 When he liv'd on earth abased,
Friend of sinners was his name;
Now, above all glory raised,
He rejoices in the same.

4 Oh, for grace our hearts to soften!
Teach us, Lord, at length to love;
We alas! forget too often,
What a Friend we have above.

Text Information

• First Line: One there is, above all others
• Meter: P. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Proverbs 18:24
• Topic: Names and Characters of Christ: Friend

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