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Thank God for the Bible
Author: Anon. Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find Refrain First Line: Thank God for the Bible! the dear, blessed Bible Used With Tune: [Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
Thank God for the Bible
[Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: I. Baltzell Incipit: 34555 51161 65511 Used With Text: Thank God for the Bible
[Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
[Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Hunt Incipit: 34556 53517 65566 Used With Text: Thank God for the Bible
[Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
THANK GOD FOR THE BIBLE
Appears in 2 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: W. B. Bradbury Incipit: 34556 53456 71551 Used With Text: Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
THANK GOD FOR THE BIBLE
Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
Hymnal: The New Sabbath School Hosanna #20 (1870) Lyrics: 1 Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
The story of Christ and his love,--
How he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above;
Thanks to him we will bring,
Praise to him we will sing,
For he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above;
For he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above.
2 While he lived on this earth, to the sick and the blind
And to mourners his blessings were given;
And he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus calls us to come:
He's prepared us a home;
For he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven;
For he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
3 In the Bible we read of a beautiful land,
Where sorrow and pain never come;
For Jesus is there with a heavenly band,
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home.
Jesus calls: shall we stay?
No, we'll gladly obey,
For Jesus is there with a heavenly hand.
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home;
For Jesus is there with a heavenly hand,
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home.
4 Thank God for the Bible! Its truths o'er the earth
We'll scatter with bountiful hand;
But we never can tell what a Bible is worth,
Till we go to that beautiful land;
There our thanks we will bring,
There with angels we'll sing,
And its worth we can tell when with Jesus we dwell,
In heaven,--that beautiful land.
And its worth we can tell when with Jesus we dwell,
In heaven, that beautiful land.
Tune Title: THANK GOD FOR THE BIBLE
Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
Author: Anon. Hymnal: The Sunday School Hymnary #300 (1906) Languages: English Tune Title: THANK GOD FOR THE BIBLE
Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
Thank God for the Bible
Author: Anon. Hymnal: Holy Voices #138 (1883) First Line: Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find Refrain First Line: Thank God for the Bible! the dear, blessed Bible! Languages: English Tune Title: [Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]
Thank God for the Bible
Anonymous
Person Name: Anon. Author of "Thank God for the Bible" in Holy Voices In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
Anonymous
William B. Bradbury
1816 - 1868 Person Name: W. B. Bradbury Composer of "THANK GOD FOR THE BIBLE" in The Sunday School Hymnary William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life.
John Perry
William B. Bradbury
I. Baltzell
1832 - 1893 Composer of "[Thank God for the Bible! 'tis here that we find]" in Holy Voices Baltzell, Isaiah. (near Frederick, Maryland, November 26, 1832--January 16, 1893, Frederick). He was educated in the common schools, and at New Windsor Academy, Carroll County, Maryland. In 1859 he married Cecilia Caroline James at Mountain Jackson, Virginia. Originally a Lutheran, he joined the United Brethren Church in 1847, was licensed to preach by the Virginia Conference in 1854, and ordained in 1856. In 1862 he joined the Pennsylvania Conference. He was presiding elder from 1875 to 1880, and from 1883 to 1889. He was a delegate to three General Conferences, and was a trustee of Otterbein University. In 1873 he was appointed by the General Conference a member of the committee to superintend the publication of Hymns for the Sanctuary. His first compilation was Revival Songster (Baltimore, 1859). He was joint editor, with G.W.M. Rigor, or Choral Gems (1871); joint editor, with E.S. Lorenz, of Heavenly Carols, Songs of Grace, Gates of Praise, Songs of Cheer, Songs of the Kingdom, Holy Voices, Songs of Refreshing, Notes of Triumph, Garnered Sheaves, Songs of the Morning, and The Master's Praise. He was also author of music and services for special occasions, and the editor and publisher of Carols of Praise.
See: Shuey, W.A. (1892). Manual of the United Brethren Publishing House; Historical and Descriptive: 243-244.
Some of his hymns bear the pseudonym Amicus.
--Harry Eskew, DNAH Archives
I. Baltzell
