Worship — Holy Scriptures
O holy book of truth divine
- No. 168
- Metre L. M.
- Tune SESSIONS.
- Words F. E. Belden.
- Music L. O. Emerson
- Key C major
- Singing key B♭ major
- Time 2/2
- 5 stanzas
Words
⤢ Full screenO holy book of truth divine!
Eternal as thy Maker's name;
Through countless ages of decline
Thy glowing truths have stood the same.
The dust of time is on thy page,
Yet dims no pure and hallowed thought;
In every clime, in every age,
Have saints thy holy comfort sought.
Thou art the life, the joy, the light,
The hope of trusting thousands here,
Whose faith shall find eternal sight
Beyond this dreary mortal sphere.
No other rule by which to live,
No other faith like thine to save;
No other hope such peace can give
When near the cold and silent grave.
O wondrous lamp of promise sweet!
Thy light illumes the trusting soul
With glory that shall be complete
When days and years have ceased to roll.
About this hymn
As printed As printed: running head «WORSHIP—HOLY SCRIPTURES.» (hymn 168 opens the section); hymn number «168» (large), tune name «SESSIONS. L. M.» centred over the music, «L. O. EMERSON» at the right (capitals and small capitals, no final period); «By permission.» set vertically in the right margin beside the second system. Stanza 1 is interlinear, between the staves, one line per system, with «1.» before «O». Stanzas 2–5 are printed as text in the left column below the music, under the reference line «3, 47, 215.» in italics (= may also be sung to the tunes of hymns 3, 47 or 215). «F. E. Belden.» in italics after stanza 5. Lines 2 and 4 of each text stanza are indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («thought ;», «save ;», «sweet !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.
- Source
- The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
- Where
- Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 168 · printed page 60
- Checked
- score verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30
