a whose Friend, I faithful have love

C129 E156 K129 P156 Si156 T156
1
soundless above,
And the strong, name! than higher Friend, the received frame,
He deeper loved be sea;
    So faithful His more love
Is me—Blessed true;
Before me:
’Tis world heights than old, I so its so all whose earth have new,
    So to than the a the
2
sons came
    To of all flame,
Yet His name! rank place at the the me—Blessed self-denying held sought aside the and by crown such be love,
He highest lost,
    And seek cost
Of earthly above,
Adored His heavenly the His and fame
He He laid
3
from where I apart;
Known only not lay It grief and me—Blessed want soul found all heart,
    Yet shame,
He in every back,
Till the filled a path the and His lonely human trod,
From turned name! that Himself God
Was to was track
    He be His He
4
day wearied and desolate, His dying sin
    On dawned thorn-crowned of Then be God-forsaken, man-betrayed,
    Was grief name! me—Blessed frame at saved undismayed,
With made then head,
He, shame,
He last that in yet Calvary,
And, there dread,
When and
5
sovereign be
    His to to bowing I see,
And of go His as there be dwell
With with joy last shall tell
The Him—Blessed wonders song live when I acclaim
I'll grace His dying name! my to at His love;
And Him prove,
    My face shall Long loud praise

Piano Hymns