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Worship — Holy Scriptures

There is an ancient, blessed book

  • No. 182
  • Words Anon.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

There is an ancient, blessed book,
Sent down from age to age;
Admiring angels bend to look
Upon its hallowed page.

2

Preserved by wondrous care and skill,
For our instruction given,
It speaks of God, and shows his will,
And points the way to heaven.

3

O let us seek for heavenly grace
To hear and read aright!
Till we behold the Saviour's face,
And faith gives place to sight.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «182» (large) with the reference line «175, 446, 147.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 175, 446 or 147); the hymn stands in the lower half of the right column of p. 63, below hymn 181, stanzas 1–3, «Anon.» in italics at the end. The first word «THERE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («age ;», «aright !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. Spelling («Saviour's»), 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. 182 · printed page 63
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-09-30