Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: C Difficulty: Novice Mary Ann Shorey/Hubert P. Main SDA Hymnal (1985) Hymn #456 Verse 1: C I have a Friend so precious, F C So very dear to me, C He loves me with such tender love, G He loves so faithfully; G7 C I could not live apart from Him, C7 F I love to feel Him nigh, C G C And so we dwell together, My Lord and I. Verse 2: C Sometimes I'm faint and weary, F C He knows that I am weak, C And as He bids me lean on Him G His help I gladly seek; G7 C He leads me in the paths of light, C7 F Beneath a sunny sky, C G C And so we walk together, My Lord and I. Verse 3: C I tell Him all my sorrows, F C I tell Him all my joys, C I tell Him all that pleases me, G I tell Him what annoys; G7 C He tells me what I ought to do, C7 F He tells me how to try, C G C And so we talk together, My Lord and I. Verse 4: C He knows how I am longing F C Some weary soul to win, C And so He bids me go and speak G The loving word for Him; G7 C He bids me tell His wondrous love, C7 F And why He came to die, C G C And so we work together, My Lord and I.