Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elevation Worship
Ensemble
Maverick City Music
Vocals
Brandon Lake
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brandon Lake
Songwriter
Steven Furtick
Songwriter
Chris Brown
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Brown
Producer
Drew Lavyne
Mastering Engineer
Jason Ingram
Producer
Jonathan Jay
Producer
Sam Gibson
Mixing Engineer
Steven Furtick
Producer
Tony Brown
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Grandma used to pray out loud
By her bed every night
To me it sounded like mumbling
Like she was out of her mind
She said boy this kind of praying is what saved my life
You oughta try it some time
Now I know she was right
[Chorus]
She was talking to Jesus
She was talking to Jesus
She'd been talking to Jesus for all of her life
[Verse 2]
Mama used to drag me to church
Sunday mornings and Wednesday nights
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
Boy I put up a fight
She said, "Son, one day you'll thank me for having God in your life"
And, yeah, I know she was right
Yeah, my mama was right
[Chorus]
'Cause now I'm talking to Jesus
She got me talking to Jesus
She got me talking to Jesus
Yeah, my mama was right
'Cause now I'm talking to Jesus
Yeah, I love talking to Jesus
And I'll be talking to Jesus
For the rest of my life
[Verse 3]
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus (Don't you know)
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh (What a friend we have)
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh
[Verse 4]
I've got three of my own now
Trying to raise them up right
My oldest is fifteen and I remember what that was like
Trying to deal with the drama trying to figure out the questions in life
I've been looking for a way to show him how to make it alright
[Verse 5]
Then he walked in my room while I was saying my prayers the other night
He said, "I'll come back later, I can tell you got a lot on your mind"
I said, "It's not an interruption, you couldn't have picked a better time"
'Cause I was just talking to Jesus come over and give it a try
[Chorus]
We started talking to Jesus
We started talking to Jesus
We started talking to Jesus, oh
And now he's talking to Jesus
Thank God he's talking to Jesus
I hope he's talking to Jesus
For the rest of his life
[Chorus]
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh (What a friend we have)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Aren't you glad you have a friend)
What a friend we have in Jesus? (None more faithful none more true)
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh
[Verse 6]
There's no wrong way to do it
There's no bad time to start
It don't have to sound pretty
Just tell him what's on your heart
'Cause it's not a religion
'Cause it's more like a friendship
Just talk to your Father
Like you are his kid
[Chorus]
Just start talking to Jesus
Just start talking to Jesus
You can talk to Jesus
Oh, whenever you like
Just start talking to Jesus
Just start talking to Jesus
Just keep talking to Jesus
For the rest of your life
[Chorus]
Just start, oh
Just talk, just talk, just talk to Jesus, oh
[Chorus]
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh (What a friend we have)
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus (So faithful so true)
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh
Just let it out, let it out, let it out right now
Let it out, let it out, let it out, let it out right now
Let it out, let it out, let it out
[Chorus]
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh (He's so close, He's so close)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Yeah, He's right in front of you)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Just talk to Jesus)
What a friend we have in Jesus, oh (What a friend)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Just keep talking to Jesus)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Just keep talking to Jesus)
What a friend we have in Jesus (Just keep talking to Jesus, oh)
Written by: Brandon Lake, Chris Brown, Steven Furtick, Thomas Rhett Akins