What a Friend Thou Art to Me!

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.

Nearer

draw near­er

Till my soul is lost in Thee;

Nearer

draw near­er

Blessèd Lord

to me.

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.

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.