My Soul’s Best Friend, What Joy and Blessing (EN 2078)

EN 2078 My Soul’s Best Friend, What Joy and Blessing

Song.5.16

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My soul’s best Friend, what joy and blessing

My spirit ever finds in Thee!

From gloomy depths of doubt distressing

Into Thine arms for rest I flee.

There will the night of sorrow vanish

When from my heart Thy love doth banish.

All anguish and all pain and fear.

Yea, here on earth begins my heaven;

Who would not joyful be when given

A loving Savior always near!

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For though the evil world revile me

And prove herself my bitter foe

Or by her smile seek to beguile me,

I trust her not; her wiles I know.

In Thee alone my soul rejoices,

Thy praise alone it gladly voices,

For Thou art true when friendships flee.

The world may hate but cannot fell me;

Would mighty waves of trial quell me

I anchor in Thy loyalty.

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Thro’ deserts of the cross Thou leadest;

I follow, leaning on Thy hand.

From out the cloud Thy child Thou feedest

And givest water from the sand.

I trust Thy ways, howe’er distressing;

For I know my path will end in blessing;

Enough that Thou wilt be my Stay.

For whom to honor Thou intendest

Oft into sorrow’s vale Thou sendest;

The night must e’er precede the day.

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My soul’s best Friend, how well contented

Am I, reposing on Thy breast;

By sin no more am I tormented

Since Thou dost grant me peace and rest.

Oh, may the grace that Thou has given

For me a foretaste be of Heaven,

Where I shall bask in joys divine!

Away, vain world, with fleeting pleasures;

In Christ I have abiding treasures.

O, comfort sweet, my Friend is mine!

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