42. I have a Friend so precious

1. I have a Friend so precious,

   So very dear to me.

   He loves so faithfully;

   I could not live apart from Him,

   I love to feel Him nigh,

   And so we dwell together,

   My Lord and I.

2. He knows how much I love Him,

   He knows I love Him well;

   But with what love he loveth me

   My tongue can never tell;

   It is an everlasting love

   In ever rich supply,

   And so we love each other,

   My Lord and I.

3. He knows how I am 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.

4. And when the journey's ended

   In rest and peace at last

   When every thought of danger

   And weariness is past,

   In the kingdom of the future

   In the glory bye and bye,

   We'll live and reign together,

   My Lord and I.