This is my friend, my friend indeed

I've had a tune going round in my head on constant replay since chapel this morning. I know I'm not the only one either as I've heard others around college humming and whistling the same tune.

If you werent there, i'll let you in on what it was you missed out on - a beautiful hymn that focuses our attention on Christ, our Lord, who was put to death, so that we may be forgiven our sins and live in friendship with him.

My song is love unknown, my Savior's love to me

Love to the loveless shown, that they might lovely be

Oh, who am I that for my sake,

My Lord should take frail flesh and die?

He came from heaven's throne salvation to bestow

But they refused and none the longed-for Christ would know

This is my friend, my friend indeed,

Who at my need, His life did spend.

Sometimes they crowd His way and His sweet praises sing

Resounding all the day, hosannas to their King

Then, "Crucify!" is all their breath,

And for His death they thirst and cry.

Why, what has my Lord done to cause this rage and spite

He made the lame to run, and gave the blind their sight

What injuries, yet these are why,

The Lord Most High so cruelly dies.

With angry shouts they have my dear Lord done away

A murderer they save, the Prince of Life they slay

Yet willingly, He bears the shame,

That through His name all might be free.

Here might I stay and sing of Him my soul adores

Never was love, dear King, never was grief like Yours

This is my friend in whose sweet praise,

I, all my days would gladly spend.

Samuel Crossman

We also had a great encouraging sermon that fitted in well - calling us to remain faithful to God no matter what the trials and testings we are experienceing. This was based on Gen 22 when Abraham is instructed by God to sacrifice his son Isaac.