Text:How precious is the book divine
Author (verse 4):Anne Steele
Author (verses 1 - 3):Rev. John Fawcett
Tune:WIGTON

496b. How precious is the book divine

Text Information
First Line: How precious is the book divine
Author (verses 1 - 3): Rev. John Fawcett (1782)
Author (verse 4): Anne Steele (1760)
Meter: C.M.
Publication Date: 1939
Topic: The Holy Scriptures
Notes: Alternative tunes: CAITHNESS, No. 495 or ST. BERNARD, No. 117.
Tune Information
Name: WIGTON
Meter: C.M.
Key: E♭ Major
Source: Scottish Psalter, 1635.



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