The Everlasting Friend
Author: John Lyon
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1. O Lord, responsive to Thy call,n 11. O Lord, responsive to thy call,
2In life or death, whate’er befall. 2In life or death whate’er befall,
3Our hopes for bliss on Thee depend, 3Our hopes for bliss on thee depend;
4Thou art our everlasting Friend. 4Thou art our everlasting Friend.
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62. Though life be short and trials seem 62. Though life be short and trials seem
n 7To darken its protracted gleam, n 7to darken its protracted gleam,
8Though friends forsake and foes contend, 8Though friends forsake and foes contend,
9Thou art our everlasting Friend. 9Thou art our everlasting Friend.
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n 113. Death may distract our present joy, n 113. Death may distract our present joy
12And all our brightest hopes destroy, 12And all our brightest hopes destroy,
13Yet these will in the future tend 13Yet these will in the future tend
n 14To prove Thee still our faithful Friend. n 14To prove thee still our faithful Friend.
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n 164. O let Thy Spirit with us dwell, n 164. O let thy Spirit with us dwell
17That we in future worlds may tell 17That we in future worlds may tell
18How we o’ercame, and, in the end, 18How we o’ercame, and, in the end,
t 19Made Thee our everlasting Friend. t 19Made thee our everlasting Friend.
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