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Ervie-Kirkcolm Church

Church Road, Kirkcolm, Stranraer, DG9 0NW   |   Registered Charity No: SC003122

Hymn for May 2024

Text from Genesis 28:15

Our Hymn for May is What a friend we have in Jesus 

What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh, what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

 

Have we trials and temptations,
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged:
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful,
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness:
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

 

Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Jesus is our only refuge:
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do your friends despise, forsake you?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms he’ll take and shield you;
You will find a solace there.

 

Written by Joseph M. Scriven

 

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