I have found a friend in JesusI have found a friend in JesusHe’s everything to meHe’s everything to meHe’s the fairest of ten thousand to my He’s the fairest of ten thousand to my soulsoulThe lily of the valleyThe lily of the valleyIn Him alone I seeIn Him alone I seeAll I need to cleanse and make me fully All I need to cleanse and make me fully wholewhole
In sorrow He’s my comfortIn sorrow He’s my comfortIn trouble He’s my stayIn trouble He’s my stay
He tells me every care on Him to He tells me every care on Him to rollroll
He’s the lily of the valleyHe’s the lily of the valleyThe Bright and Morning StarThe Bright and Morning Star
He’s the fairest of ten thousandHe’s the fairest of ten thousandTo my soulTo my soul
He all my grief has taken He all my grief has taken And all my sorrows borneAnd all my sorrows borneIn temptation He’s my strong and In temptation He’s my strong and mighty towermighty towerI have all for Him forsakenI have all for Him forsakenAnd all my ‘idols’ tornAnd all my ‘idols’ tornFrom my heart, and now he keeps From my heart, and now he keeps me by his powerme by his power
Though all the world forsake meThough all the world forsake meAnd Satan tempts me soreAnd Satan tempts me sore
Through Jesus I shall safely reach Through Jesus I shall safely reach the goalthe goal
He’s the lily of the valleyHe’s the lily of the valleyThe Bright and Morning StarThe Bright and Morning Star
He’s the fairest of ten thousandHe’s the fairest of ten thousandTo my soulTo my soul
He will never, never leave me He will never, never leave me Nor yet forsake me hereNor yet forsake me hereWhile I live by faith and do His While I live by faith and do His blessed willblessed willA wall of fire about meA wall of fire about meI’ve nothing now to fearI’ve nothing now to fearWith His manna He my hungry soul With His manna He my hungry soul shall fillshall fill
Then sweeping up to gloryThen sweeping up to gloryTo see His blessed faceTo see His blessed face
Where rivers of delight shall ever Where rivers of delight shall ever rollroll
He’s the lily of the valleyHe’s the lily of the valleyThe Bright and Morning StarThe Bright and Morning Star
He’s the fairest of ten thousandHe’s the fairest of ten thousandTo my soulTo my soul