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| Text: | Holy Bible, well I love thee |
| Tune: | HOLY BIBLE |
| Composer: | G. F. Root |
1 Holy Bible, well I love thee;
Thou didst shine upon my way,
Like the glorious sun above me,
Turning darkness into day.
Chorus:
Just as the sun rolls back the night,
Breaking forth with morning ray,
So does the Bible's spreading light,
Chase the shades of sin away.
2 Holy Bible, mines of treasure
In thy precious folds I see;
Earthly good would know no measure
If this world were ruled by thee.
Chorus:
Just as the sun, from morn till noon,
Stately climbs the eastern sky,
So over all the earth shall soon
Beam the Day-spring from on high.
3 Holy Bible, thou wilt cheer me
When I lay me down to die;
Christ has promised to be near me:--
Can I fear when he is nigh?
Chorus:
Just as the sun descends at eve,
Soon with fresher beams to rise,
So shall the dying saint receive
Life eternal in the skies.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Holy Bible, well I love thee |
| Publication Date: | 1870 |
| Notes: | Tune for 64 and 126 in "American Sunday School Hymn Book" (ASS1860a) |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | HOLY BIBLE |
| Composer: | G. F. Root |
| Key: | E♭ Major |
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