What a Friend We Have in Jesus

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1. What a friend we have in Je - sus, all our
2. Have we tri - als and temp - ta - tions? Is there

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3. Are we weak and hea - vy la - den, cum - bered
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sins and griefs to bear! What a pri - vi - lege to car - ry

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trou - ble a - ny - where? We should ne - ver be dis - cour - aged;

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with a load of care? Pre - cious Sa - vior, still our re - fuge;

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ev - ery - thing to God in prayer! O what peace we of - ten

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take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so

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take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends des - pise, for -
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for - feit, O what need - less pain we bear, all be -
faith - ful who will all our sor - rows share? Je - sus

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sake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his

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cause we do not car - ry ev - ery -thing to God in prayer.

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knows our ev - ery weak - ness; take it to the Lord in prayer.

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arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a so - lace there.

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Text: Joseph M. Scriven, ca. 1855 CONVERSE
Tune: Charles C. Converse, 1868 www.hymnary.org/text/what_a_friend_we_have_in_jesus_all_our_s

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