Author: J. H. Horstmann Hymnal: Elmhurst Hymnal #127 (1921) Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The best of friends I have in heaven,
The loyal friends on earth are few;
Where hearts to things of earth are given,
Friends cannot be sincere and true;
But firmly I can e’er depend
On Jesus as my dearest friend.
2 The world bestows its greatest favors
On those who can and will repay;
Whenever fortune’s friendship wavers,
Its favors too will pass away;
With Jesus such is not the end,
He always is the dearest friend.
3 He is the friend above all others,
Whose heart and soul is wholly mine;
Whose love is stronger than a brother’s,
And stands beyond the end of time;
Then praise with me unto the end
My Saviour as the dearest friend. Topics: Children's Day; Christ Children's Friend; Christ Our Friend; The Good Shepherd Languages: English Tune Title: [The best of friends I have in heaven]
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