I'll Be A Friend To Jesus
- Words:
- Johnson Oatman
- Music:
- J. W. Dennis
Sheet music
- 1They tried my Lord and Master,(They tried my Lord and Master,)With no one to defend;(With no one to defend;)Within the halls of Pilate(Within the halls of Pilate)He stood without a friend.(He stood without a friend.)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)My life for Him I'll spend;(My life for Him I'll spend;)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)Until my years shall end.(Until my years shall end.)
- 2The world may turn against Him,(The world may turn against Him,)I’ll love Him to the end,(I’ll love Him to the end,)And while on earth I’m living,(And while on earth I’m living,)My Lord shall have a friend.(My Lord shall have a friend.)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)My life for Him I'll spend;(My life for Him I'll spend;)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)Until my years shall end.(Until my years shall end.)
- 3To all who need a Savior,(To all who need a Savior,)My friend I recommend,(My friend I recommend,)Because He bro’t salvation,(Because He bro’t salvation,)Is why I am His friend.(Is why I am His friend.)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)My life for Him I'll spend;(My life for Him I'll spend;)I'll be a friend to Jesus,(I'll be a friend to Jesus,)Until my years shall end.(Until my years shall end.)
In the hymnals
- Written in 1918, the words are in 110 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.