Part II
Inspiration
How precious is the book divine
- p. 12
- Key B flat major
- Singing key G major
- Time 3/4
- 3 stanzas
Words
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How precious is the book divineBy inspiration giv'n!Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,To guide our souls to heav'n.
2
It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,In this dark vale of tears;Life, light and joy it still imparts,And quells our rising fears.
3
This lamp through all the tedious nightOf life, shall guide our way,Till we behold the clearer lightOf an eternal day.
About this hymn
- Source
- Millennial Harp (Boston: Joshua V. Himes, 1843), archive.org scan hachride00hime
- Where
- Part II · printed page 12
- Checked
- score verified · 2026-10-08
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