Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
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: 107
Page Number: 110, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsHow precious is the book divine,
By inspiration given;
Bright as a lamp its doctrine shine,
To guide our souls to heaven.
It sweetly cheers our drooping hearts,
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.