Friends in Heavenly Places

© 2009 by Dennis L. Harrison

My life was a mess; I gotta confess-
     Always had to go my own way.
I had no peace, and that had to cease;
     I was alone at the end of each day.

I saw the light and finally got right;
     Realizing that I was lost;
I know it’s true-the things that I’m tellin’ you;
     They happened at the foot of the cross.

Now I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places;
     And He laid down His life in order to save us.
Took my sins away, and now I’m proud to say,
     “I once was blind, but now I see that
I was once lost; now I believe in Jesus.
     Oh, I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places.”

I was drifting along; my life was all wrong—
     Tossed round by life’s stormy seas.
Headin’ for the rocks, I knew I was lost
     When I finally got down on my knees,

To God I prayed that day I got saved.
     So glad I asked Him into my heart-
It’s because of Him, you know that I’m born again.
     He’s given me brand-new start.

Now I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places;
     And He laid down His life in order to save us.
Took my sins away, and now I’m proud to say,
     “I once was blind, but now I see that
I was once lost; now I believe in Jesus.
     Oh, I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places.”

I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places;
     And He laid down His life in order to save us.
Took my sins away, and now I’m proud to say
     That I once was blind, but now I see that
I was once lost; now I believe in Jesus.
     Oh, I’ve got a Friend in heavenly places.”