WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS
   Words: Joseph Scriven, 1820-1866
   Tune: Converse, or Erie, Charles D. Converse, 1868
 
   E       E6     E          A  A/C#
1  What a  friend we have in Je-sus,
2  Have we trials and   temp-ta-tions? 
3  Are we  weak   and  heavy la-den, 
 
   E        C#m      C#m7      B7
1  All our  sins and griefs to bear!
2  Is there trouble  any   -   where?
3  Cumbered with  a  load  of  care?
 
   E         E6   E              A   A/C#
1  What  a   priv-ilege    to    Car-ry 
2  We should nev -er     be      dis-couraged; 
3  Precious  Sav -ior, still our re -fuge! 
 
   E       B7       B7sus B7 E
1  Every - thing to God   in prayer!
2  Take it to  the  Lord  in prayer.
3  Take it to  the  Lord  in prayer.
 
   B7                          E
1  Oh, what  peace  we  often  forfeit,
2  Can we find  a  friend  so  faithful, 
3  Do thy friends despise, for-sake thee? 
 
   C#m      E        A    E    B7
1  Oh, what needless pain we   bear,
2  Who will all our  sor -rows share?
3  Take it  to the   Lord in   prayer!
 
   E      E6    E     E7       A      A/C# 
1  All be-cause we    do not   car  - ry 
2  Jesus  knows our   every    weak - ness; 
3  In His arms  he'll take and shield thee; 
 
   E         B7       B7sus B7  E
1  Every  -  thing to God   in  prayer.
2  Take  it  to the   Lord  in  prayer.
3  Thou wilt find a   sol - ace there.

(Unusual?) chords:
E6    022120
A/C#  X42200
C#m   446654
C#m7  446454
B7sus X22202

Chords courtesy www.guitarhymns.com

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