We sang this wonderful hymn at church yesterday, and I knew I wanted it to be my poem of the week. It beautifully makes the point that the all holy Jesus graciously decided to be a friend for sinners, to love us and redeem us. Then it points out in helpful particularity various ways in which he is our refuge and hope.<\/p>\n
It was good for my soul to sing this once more, and I hope it is helpful to you.<\/p>\n
Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
\nJesus! Lover of my soul;
\nFriends may fail me, foes assail me,
\nHe, my Savior, makes me whole.<\/p>\nRefrain<\/p>\n
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
\nHallelujah! what a Friend!
\nSaving, helping, keeping, loving,
\nHe is with me to the end.<\/p>\nJesus! what a Strength in weakness!
\nLet me hide myself in Him.
\nTempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
\nHe, my Strength, my victory wins.<\/p>\nJesus! what a Help in sorrow!
\nWhile the billows over me roll,
\nEven when my heart is breaking,
\nHe, my Comfort, helps my soul.<\/p>\nJesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
\nWhile the tempest still is high,
\nStorms about me, night overtakes me,
\nHe, my Pilot, hears my cry.<\/p>\nJesus! I do now receive Him,
\nMore than all in Him I find.
\nHe hath granted me forgiveness,
\nI am His, and He is mine.<\/p>\n–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 J. Wil\u00adbur Chap\u00adman, 1910.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We sang this wonderful hymn at church yesterday, and I knew I wanted it to be my poem of the week. It beautifully makes the point that the all holy Jesus graciously decided to be a friend for sinners, to love us and redeem us. Then it points out in helpful particularity various ways in …<\/p>\n