Hymns - What a Friend We Have In Jesus Lyrics. What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we of. Authoritative information about the hymn text What a Friend We Have in Jesus, with lyrics, MIDI files, PDF files, printable scores, audio recordings, piano resources, and products for worship planners. We worry and worry and stress and stress and fear and fear, why? Jesus is carrying me right now, He lives in all of us who believe, imagine having God in us, everything around us is God present, I need to live and be happy because He is here with me. What a Friend We Have In Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Everything to God in prayer! Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, 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 ...