Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners!

Have you ever had a moment when nothing could keep you from going into hysteria except a song? Music speaks to the soul and when combined with truth, it does wonders for me personally. I've even made play lists of "Truth" songs when I just need to think about something that is "True, lovely, good...". Although I don't have many hymns on my iPod, they can be so rich with basic truth that my soul needs when I'm hurt, lonely, or simply discontented. When I really stop to think about what these words mean- they are life giving! Here is one that has been on my heart lately:

Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!
Jesus! Lover of my soul;
Friends may fail me, foes assail me,
He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!
Let me hide myself in Him.
Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,
He, my Strength, my victory wins.

Jesus! what a Help in sorrow!
While the billows over me roll,
Even when my heart is breaking,
He, my Comfort, helps my soul.

Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper!
While the tempest still is high,
Storms about me, night overtakes me,
He, my Pilot, hears my cry.

Jesus! I do now receive Him,
More than all in Him I find.
He hath granted me forgiveness,
I am His, and He is mine.

(Refrain)

Hallelujah! what a Savior!
Hallelujah! what a Friend!
Saving, helping, keeping, loving,
He is with me to the end.