The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12393

12393. The Blessed Book

1 There’s a blessèd Book that’s given
For the saving of mankind;
All who read its precious pages
May a priceless treasure find;
Rarer than the gems which sparkle
In the monarch’s beauteous crown
Are the messages of pardon
For the souls in sin bowed down.

Refrain:
Blessèd Book! be thou our guide;
We would walk at Jesus’ side;
Teach us how to live each day
As we tread the narrow way.

2 In this Book we read of Jesus
Who once came to earth to save
Dying souls from sin’s dominion
And the terror of the grave;
And our hearts are never weary
Of the lessons which we learn
As we read the story over,
As the sacred leaves we turn. [Refrain]

3 Let us study it with patience,
Learn to love it more and more;
It will teach us of the Savior
Whom our youthful hearts adore;
If we hearken to its counsels,
Heed its precepts true and pure,
Then our footsteps will not wander
From the pathway safe and sure. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There’s a blessed Book that’s given
• Title: The Blessed Book
• Author: Birdie Bell (1901)
• Refrain First Line: Blessed Book! be thou our guide
• Language: English
• Source: Uplifted Voices (Philadelphia: Geibel & Lebman, 1901)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There’s a blessed Book that’s given]
• Composer: Adam Geibel
• Key: G Major or modal
• Copyright: Public Domain