The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#194

194. Blessed Bible, how I love it!

1 Blessed Bible, how I love it!
How it doth my bosom cheer!
What hath earth like this to covet!
O, what stores of wealth are here!

2 'Tis a fountain ever bursting,
Whence the weary may obtain
Water for the soul that's thirsting,
That it may not thirst again.

3 'Tis a chart that never faileth,
One which God to man has given;
And though oft the storm assaileth,
It will guide you safe to heaven.

4 'Tis a pearl of price exceeding
All the gems in ocean found;
And, its sacred precepts heeding,
So shall you in grace abound.

Text Information

• First Line: Blessed Bible, how I love it!
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: Worship: Holy Scriptures
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: DAY
• Composer: H. Abbott
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: D♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: Stockwell, #162.