いつくしみ深き友なるイエスよ
(星の世界)
What A Friend We Have In Jesus
アメリカ合衆国
曲 Charles Crozat Converse
詞 Joseph M. Scriven
「いつくしみ深き(友なるイエスよ)」は、チャールズ・コンヴァースが作曲したアメリカの伝統曲で賛美歌312番の曲です。原題は「
What
A Friend We Have In Jesus」です。
作詞はジョセフ・スクライヴェンです。
文部省唱歌の「星の界(星の世界)」の原曲です。
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!
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.