What A Friend

(C,*G 4/4 Slow, By Charles Converse)

Verse 1
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What A Friend We Have In Jesus, All Our Sins And Griefs To Bear!
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What A Privilege To Carry, Every-thing To God In Prayer.
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Oh What Peace We Often Forfeit, Oh, What Needless Pain We Bear,
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All Because We Do Not Carry, Every-thing To God In Prayer;

Verse 2
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Have We Trials And Temp-tations, Is There Trouble Any-where?
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We Should Never Be Dis-couraged, Take It To The Lord In Prayer.
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Can We Find A Friend So Faithful, Who Will All Our Sorrows Share?
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Jesus Knows Our Every Weakness, Take It To The Lord In Prayer.

Verse 3
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Are We Weak And Heavy Laden, Cumbered With A Load Of Care?
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Precious Savior, Still Our Refuge, Take It To The Lord In Prayer.
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Do Thy Friends Despise, For-sake Thee? Take It To The Lord In Prayer;
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In His Arms He’ll Take And Shield Thee, Thou Wilt Find A Solace There.