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Text:How Precious Is the Book Divine
Author:John Fawcett, 1740-1817
Tune:WALDER
Composer:Johann J. Walder, 1750-1817

332. How Precious Is the Book Divine

1 How precious is the book divine,
By inspiration giv'n!
Bright as a lamp its teachings shine
To guide our souls to heav'n.

2 It's light, descending from above,
Our gloomy world to cheer,
Displays our Savior's boundless love
And brings his glories near.

3 It shows to us our wand'ring ways
And where our feet have trod
And brings to view the matchless grace
Of our forgiving God.

4 On all the straight and narrow way
Its radiant beams are cast,
A light whose never weary ray
Grows brightest at the last.

5 It gladly cheers our drooping hearts
In this dark vale of tears.
Life, peace, and joy its light imparts
And quells our rising fears.

6 This lamp through all the tedious night
Of life shall guide our way
Till we behold the clearer light
Of an eternal day.

Text Information
First Line: How precious is the book divine
Title: How Precious Is the Book Divine
Author: John Fawcett, 1740-1817 (alt.)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Publication Date: 1982
Topic: The Word of God
Tune Information
Name: WALDER
Composer: Johann J. Walder, 1750-1817
Meter: CM
Key: G Major



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