Text: | The Riches of God's Word |
Author: | Dr. S. Stennett |
1 Let avarice from shore to shore,
Her fav'orite God pursue;
Thy word, O Lord, we value more
Than India or Peru.
2 Here mines of knowledge, love, and joy
Are open'd to our sight:
The purest gold without alloy,
And gems divinely bright.
3 The counsels of redeeming grace
The sacred leaves unfold:
And here the Savior's lovely face
Our raptur'd eyes behold.
4 Here light descending from above
Directs our doubtful feet:
Here promises of heavenly love
Our ardent wishes meet.
5 Our num'rous griefs are here redrest,
And all our wants supplied:
Naught we can ask to make us blest,
Is in this book denied.
6 For these inestimable gains,
That so enrich the mind,
O may we search with eager pains,
Assur'd that we shall find!
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First Line: | Let avarice from shore to shore |
Title: | The Riches of God's Word |
Author: | Dr. S. Stennett |
Meter: | C. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Topic: | Scripture: The Properties; Scriptures: Their riches |