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Worship — Holy Scriptures

How precious is the book divine

  • No. 176
  • Words John Fawcett.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

How precious is the book divine
By inspiration given!
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.

2

It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears,
And life and light and joy imparts,
To banish all our fears.

3

This lamp, through all the tedious night
Of life, shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «176» (large) with the reference line «179, 227, 147.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 179, 227 or 147); the hymn stands at the foot of the left column of p. 62, below hymn 175, stanzas 1–3, «John Fawcett.» in italics at the end. The first word «HOW» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «!» («given !»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
Worship — Holy Scriptures · No. 176 · printed page 62
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30