“What A Friend We Have In Jesus" [Christian Hymn]   It’s been said that friends are with us for only a season. We should expect an ebb and flow of support from those around us. Yet, the loss of a dear friend is almost unbearable.   What if you had a friend who vows never to leave you for any reason? What if the friend never breaks that vow? What if the friend smiles when you’re happy and comforts you when you’re sad? What if that friend loves you no matter what you look like? What if in rain or shine, night or day, poverty or wealth, that friend is only a prayer away?   The answer to all these what-ifs is found in the familiar hymn, "What A Friend We Have In Jesus." I sing this song in an upbeat tempo for my joy in having such a steadfast friend. I hope you are also inspired as you think about your lifetime friend. —Cheryl Farrell   VERSE 1 What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer…     "What A Friend We Have In Jesus": Words: Joseph M. Scriven (1855) ; Music: Charles C. Converse (1868) [Wikipedia] Meltzer quote found at www.thinkexist.com   International Friendship Day: Sunday, August 3, 2008 Sound Engineer: Per Kjeller   Keyboards: John Scott ESV Bible http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/ Photography courtesy of Microsoft Office Clip Art.