Make a Friend of Jesus

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Brother, make a friend of Jesus

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman
Tune: [Brother, make a friend of Jesus]
Published in 8 hymnals

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1 Brother, make a friend of Jesus!
Who so kind and true,
And as full of rich compassion
As the Lord to you?
He is the friend of sinners;
Freely he will forgive;
Brother, give your heart to Jesus
And his grace receive.

Refrain:
Make him your friend!
And he will defend!
Trust him and his love will bless thee
Thro’ eternity.

2 Brother, make a friend of Jesus!
Trust him ev’ry day,
And you will be safely guided
In the narrow way.
He is so kind and gracious,
He will his own defend;
Brother, if you need a Savior,
Make the Lord your friend. [Refrain]

3 Brother, make a friend of Jesus!
His affection pure,
Rich with tender peace and comfort,
Ever will endure.
O what a precious Savior!
O what a friend is he!
Trust him and his love will bless thee
Through eternity. [Refrain]

Source: Triumphant Songs No.2 #114

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Author: Elisha A. Hoffman

Elisha Hoffman (1839-1929) after graduating from Union Seminary in Pennsylvania was ordained in 1868. As a minister he was appointed to the circuit in Napoleon, Ohio in 1872. He worked with the Evangelical Association's publishing arm in Cleveland for eleven years. He served in many chapels and churches in Cleveland and in Grafton in the 1880s, among them Bethel Home for Sailors and Seamen, Chestnut Ridge Union Chapel, Grace Congregational Church and Rockport Congregational Church. In his lifetime he wrote more than 2,000 gospel songs including"Leaning on the everlasting arms" (1894). The fifty song books he edited include Pentecostal Hymns No. 1 and The Evergreen, 1873. Mary Louise VanDyke… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Brother, make a friend of Jesus
Title:	Make a Friend of Jesus
Author:	Elisha A. Hoffman
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Make Him your friend
Copyright:	Public Domain