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| Text: | How precious is the Book divine |
| Author: | John Fawcett |
| Tune: | ST. PETER |
| Composer: | Alexander Robert Reinagle |
1 How precious is the Book divine,
By 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 night
Of life shall guide our way,
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.
Amen.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | How precious is the Book divine |
| Title: | How precious is the Book divine |
| Author: | John Fawcett (1782) |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1937 |
| Topic: | The Means of Grace: The Word |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | ST. PETER |
| Composer: | Alexander Robert Reinagle (1826) |
| Meter: | C. M. |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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