I have a friend so precious,

I have a friend so precious, So very dear to me; He loves me with such tender love, His love's so fair and sweet; I could not live apart from Him, I love to feel Him nigh; And so we dwell together, My Lord and I.

Sometimes I'm faint and weary, He knows that I am weak; And as He bids me lean on Him, His help I gladly seek; He leads me in the paths of light, Beneath a sunny sky; And so we walk together, My Lord and I.

He knows how much I love Him, And if I love Him well; But with what love He loveth me, My tongue can never tell; It is an everlasting love, Much more as days go by; And so we love each other, My Lord and I.

I tell Him all my sorrows, I tell Him all my joys; I tell Him all that pleases me, I tell Him what annoys; He tells me what I ought to do, He tells me how to try; And so we walk together, My Lord and I.

He knows my heart's such longing, Some weary soul to win; And so He bids me go and speak, The loving word for Him; He bids me tell His wondrous love, And why He came to die; And so we work together, My Lord and I.