Scripture Verse

I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from My Father I have made known to you. John 15:15

Introduction

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Words: Ida M. Budd, in The Chor­us of Praise, ed­it­ed by James M. Black (New York: Ea­ton & Mains, 1898), num­ber 61.

Music: Charles H. Ga­bri­el (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Ida M. Budd (1859–1946)

Lyrics

Have you accepted the friendship of Je­sus?
Do you walk with Him day by day,
Resting secure in His blessèd assurance,
Lo, I am with you alway?

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By and by, by and by,
They who walk with Him here below,
In His glorified likeness awaking,
As they are known, shall they know.

Dear as a mother, or sister or brother,
To His infinite heart of love,
Is He that doeth the will of the Fa­ther,
Seeking for strength from above.

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Servants no longer, but friends He doth call us,
If we do what His love commands,
Yesterday, now, and for ever His promise,
Fixed and unchangeable stands.

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