The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2508

2508. Hold Up the Grand Old Bible

1. Hold up the grand old Bible to the people!
Deny it or neglect it never!
Unfailing it has stood the test of ages,
And it shall stand unchanged forever!

Refrain
O blessèd book, the only book,
The pow’rs of earth can change it never!
The test of fire and flood through ages it hath stood,
And it shall stand unchanged forever.

2. Hold up the grand old Bible and proclaim it
The Word of God by prophets spoken;
His seal imprinted glows upon its pages,
And not a precept can be broken. [Refrain]

3. Hold up the grand old Bible of our fathers,
And send it unto ev’ry nation;
It is the cloud by day, the fire in darkness,
That lights the way unto salvation. [Refrain]

4. Hold up the grand old Bible, proudly own it,
Believe, and search its sacred pages;
There you may find the way of life eternal—
Immortal life through endless ages. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Hold up the grand old Bible to the people
• Title: Hold Up the Grand Old Bible
• Author: Charles H. Gabriel (1907)
• Refrain First Line: O bless'd book, the only book
• Language: English
• Source: The Victory, edited by Gabriel (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1908), number 62
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: The song has this caption: With his permission, this song is gratefully inscribed to Dr. R. A. TORREY, in appreciation of his steadfast loyalty to the grand old book--the BIBLE.

Tune Information

• Name: [Hold up the grand old Bible to the people]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (1907)
• Incipit: 56711 35326 67132
• Key: G Major
• Source: The Victory, edited by Gabriel (New York: The Methodist Book Concern, 1908), number 62
• Copyright: Public Domain