1. Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! Lover of my soul; Friends may fail me, foes assail me, He, my Savior, makes me whole. 2. Jesus! what a strength in weakness! Let me hide myself in Him; Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, He, my strength, my vict'ry wins. 3. Jesus! what a help in sorrow! While the billows o'er me roll, Even when my heart is breaking, He, my comfort, helps my soul. 4. Jesus! what a guide and keeper! While the tempest still is high, Storms about me, night o'ertakes me, He, my pilot, hears my cry. 5. 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. Chorus: Hallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah! what a Friend! Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end.
Lyrics: John Wilbur Chapman
Music: Rowland Huw Prichard
Tune: HYFRYDOL
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
J. Wilbur Chapman, 1859–1918
“Our Great Savior,” written by evangelist J. Wilbur Chapman, first appeared in its present form in the hymnal Alexander’s Gospel Songs, No. 2, published in 1910.