O precious Bible! burning words from heaven, We’ll ever cherish thee in our heart; Sweet is the counsel by thy pages given: On life’s dark ocean, our only chart.
Refrain: Blessed Bible! Blessed Bible! Joyful tidings from our home; Thou art the rock of everlasting ages; Hope of eternal bliss at heaven’s throne.
O precious volume! only in thy pages We read the duty of all our race; Only thy sunbeams, shining through the ages, Reveal the wonders of saving grace.
This book of heaven shall endure forever; And from its wisdom we’ll never turn; Weighed in its balance, all the creeds that sever Are only stubble, ere long to burn.
Dear book of mercy, on thy sure foundation We build a dwelling-place for our soul; Hearing and doing all thy revelation, It stands unshaken, though billows roll.
Sources:
The Gospel Trumpet Company, Hymnal of the Church of God, 1953 (111)