Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1815
Compiler: John Thompson et al
Publisher/Printer: Looker and Wallace
First Line: How precious is the book divine
Topic: Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 153
Page Number: 140, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow precious is the book divine,
By inspiration given;
Bright as a lamp its doctrines shine,
To guide our souls to heav'n.
It sweetly cheers our drooping heart,
In this dark vale of tears;
Light, life and joy it still imparts,
And quells our rising fears.
This lamp thro' all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way;
Till we behold the clearer light,
Of an eternal day.