The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2885

2885. I'll Not Give Up the Bible

1. I’ll not give up the Bible,
That precious book divine,
For glory gilds its pages,
And truth adorns each line.

Refrain
I’ll never give up that holy book,
I’ll never give up the Bible;
I’ll never give up that holy book,
That precious book divine.

2. Though foes may fight against me,
And enemies combine,
Its precepts still shall guide me,
As light from Heav’n they shine. [Refrain]

3. When fate’s wild storms o’ercloud me,
And loud the billows roar,
My chart shall be the Bible,
To guide to Heav’n’s bright shore. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I'll not give up the Bible
• Title: I'll Not Give Up the Bible
• Author: William T. Giffe (1897)
• Refrain First Line: I'll never give up that holy book
• Language: English
• Source: The Seed Sower, a Collection of Songs of Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings, edited by A. F. Myers (Toledo, Ohio: The W. W. Whitney Co., 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [I'll not give up the Bible]
• Composer: William Thomas Giffe (1897)
• Incipit: 51231 76123 26712
• Key: A♭ Major
• Source: The Seed Sower, a Collection of Songs of Sunday Schools and Gospel Meetings, edited by A. F. Myers (Toledo, Ohio: The W. W. Whitney Co., 1897)
• Copyright: Public Domain