Linden Harp ‎#82

82. The Bible

1 The Bible--the Bible! more precious than gold,
The hopes and the glories its pages unfold;
It speaks of salvation--wide opens the door--
Its offers are free to the rich and the poor;
The Bible! the Bible! blest volume of truth,
How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth;
It bids us seek early the "pearl of great price,"
Ere the heart is enslaved in the bondage of vice.

2 The Bible--the Bible! we hail it with joy,
Its truths and its glories our tongues shall employ;
We'll sing of its triumphs, we'll tell of its worth,
And send its glad tidings afar o'er the earth;
The Bible! the Bible! the valleys shall ring,
And hilltops reecho the notes that we sing;
Our banners, inscribed with its precepts and raise,
Shall long wave in triumph, the joy of our schools.

Text Information

• First Line: The Bible--the Bible! more precious than gold
• Title: The Bible
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1855

Tune Information

• Name: THE BIBLE
• Meter: 11s
• Key: A Major