A Friend

E. C. Jaeger

A friend—how much it means
To be so true
In all we do
That others speak of us as such,
And call us by that noble name.

A friend—how much it means
To have a friend
Who’ll gladly lend
A helping hand to help us on
When weary seems the path we tread.

A friend—may we be such to Christ,
Who gladly gave,
Our lives to save,
His life a willing sacrifice,
And showed himself a friend of men.