Friendship Poem by Lionel Hartley

Friendship

Friends are neither made nor bought
We find them when we're feeling glum
When we've waited lonely years
Then friendship's found, when friendship's sought
Through a comrade, a pal, a buddy or a chum
To still the deepest fears and tears.

We need neither explanation nor reason -
A glance, a look, a sigh.
A clasp of the hand can clasp the heart.
No matter what the season
When a friend comes by

There are bonds that time can never part.
For once you have a true friend
Whose touch reaches to your need
And with gracious patience, an ear that bends -
The words of Jesus will then blend
With those your friend will plead,
'Henceforth not servants; I have called you friends! '

God grants our friendship grow
With his grace to impart
A greater measure of his love -
So that we may truly know
The warmth that fills our heart
Is given from above.