The last few days I have been going through the old hymn that we used to sing in church so many years ago. In conclusion, I wanted to share with you the rest of the song here, in case you have never heard it before. And then say a few words at the end.
I Have Found a Friend in Jesus
Charles W.Fry 1881
I've found a friend in Jesus, He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll.
Refrain:
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation, He's my strong and mighty tow'r;
I've all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart and now He keeps me by His pow'r.
Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
through Jesus, I shall safely reach the goal.
He'll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear,
From His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory to see his blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul;
The Lily of the Valley, in Him alone I see
All I need to cleanse and make me fully whole.
In sorrow He's my comfort, in trouble He's my stay;
He tells me every care on Him to roll.
Refrain:
He's the Lily of the Valley, the Bright and Morning Star,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my soul.
He all my grief has taken, and all my sorrows borne;
In temptation, He's my strong and mighty tow'r;
I've all for Him forsaken, and all my idols torn
From my heart and now He keeps me by His pow'r.
Though all the world forsake me, and Satan tempt me sore,
through Jesus, I shall safely reach the goal.
He'll never, never leave me, nor yet forsake me here,
While I live by faith and do His blessed will;
A wall of fire about me, I've nothing now to fear,
From His manna He my hungry soul shall fill.
Then sweeping up to glory to see his blessed face,
Where rivers of delight shall ever roll.
I wonder what Charles Fry was going through at the the time of his life that he wrote this song? Whatever it was, he knew where his strength was. He knew Jesus would get him safely through it and one day he would get to see his Savior. And I can only imagine what a wonderful day that was when it came.
Indeed as the song says, Jesus is our strong tower. More then that though, Proverbs 18:10 says that the name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are safe.
If ever there is a place to run, when we are lonely, scared, unhappy, depressed or just plain confused-there is no better place to run than into our Lord Jesus. He has all we need there with him. He has all our answers and he has all the manna we need for our soul.
If you have a need to run, then run to him. Find a friend in him. He is waiting for you!
Thanks for your visit today friends. For those that have children starting back to school, or have started already-or for those of you that are starting school yourselves, I wish Back to School Blessings for all of you. May you have a prosperous year of learning. And while you are at it, get into God's word and learn it as well. The rest of you, may God bless you and I pray you will come back again tomorrow!
Thanks for your visit today friends. For those that have children starting back to school, or have started already-or for those of you that are starting school yourselves, I wish Back to School Blessings for all of you. May you have a prosperous year of learning. And while you are at it, get into God's word and learn it as well. The rest of you, may God bless you and I pray you will come back again tomorrow!
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