Minnetonka Songs ‎#20

20. The Bible

1 The Bible! the Bible! more precious than gold,
The hopes and the glories its pages unfold;
It speaks of redemption--wide opens the door--
It offers salvation to rich and to poor.

Chorus:
The Bible! the Bible! so dear to the heart,
A volume so precious we'll ne'er from it part.

2 The Bible! the Bible! blest volume of truth,
How sweetly it smiles on the season of youth;
Ere hearts are enslaved in the bondage of vice,
It bids us seek early the "pearl of great price." [Chorus]

3 The Bible! the Bible! the valleys shall ring,
And hill tops reecho the notes that we sing;
Our banners inscribed with its precepts and rules,
Shall long wave in triumph the joy of our schools. [Chorus]

Text Information

• First Line: The Bible! the Bible! more precious than gold
• Title: The Bible
• Refrain First Line: The Bible! the Bible! so dear to the heart
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1879
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [The Bible! the Bible! more precious than gold]
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Old Melody
• Notes: Public Domain.