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