The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8030

8030. Search the Scriptures

1 Would you precious treasure gain?
Would you endless life obtain?
Search the Scriptures, for the truth is written there;
Let thy heart take earnest heed,
Let your faith each promise plead,
God will teach the souls that read His word with care.

Refrain:
Holy Bible, God hath spoken,
Let His Word direct my way;
Holy Bible, wondrous token,
I believe thee, I receive thee and obey.

2 Would you lead young souls today
In the safe and narrow way?
Take the sacred message given from on high;
For the word of truth and grace
Is a light in every place,
That will teach us how to live and how to die. [Refrain]

3 Till the day-star from above
Fill your heart with light and love
May the music of the Gospel onward roll;
Till the shadows are withdrawn,
And the light from Heaven dawn,
And the splendor flood the earth from pole to pole. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Would you precious treasure gain?
• Title: Search the Scriptures
• Author: Priscilla Jane Owens (1883)
• Refrain First Line: Holy Bible, God hath spoken
• Language: English
• Source: Holy Voices, by Isaiah Baltzell and Edmund Lorenz (Dayton, OH: W. J. Shuey 1883)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Would you precious treasure gain]
• Composer: Edmund Simon Lorenz
• Key: A Major