← Give Me the Bible Hymns and Tunes (1888) · No. 1300

Give Me the Bible

Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming,

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Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming,To cheer the wand'rer lone and tempest-tossed;No storm can hide that peaceful radiance beaming,Since Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

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Give me the Bible when my heart is broken,When sin and grief have filled my soul with fear;Give me the precious words by Jesus spoken,Hold up faith's lamp to show my Saviour near.

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Give me the Bible, all my steps enlighten,Teach me the danger of these realms below;That lamp of safety, o'er the gloom shall brighten,That light alone the path of peace can show.

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Give me the Bible, lamp of life immortal,Hold up that splendor by the open grave;Show me the light from heaven's shining portal,Show me the glory gilding Jordan's wave.

Chorus.

Give me the Bible,—holy message shining,Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way.

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D. S.—Precept and promise, law and love combining,Till night shall vanish in eternal day.