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

O holy book of truth divine!Eternal as thy Maker's name;Through countless ages of declineThy 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 sightBeyond this dreary mortal sphere.

No other rule by which to live,No other faith like thine to save;No other hope such peace can giveWhen near the cold and silent grave.

O wondrous lamp of promise sweet!Thy light illumes the trusting soulWith glory that shall be completeWhen 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.