Give Me the Bible

Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming

Author: Priscilla J. Owens
Tune: GIVE ME THE BIBLE
Published in 57 hymnals

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Representative Text

1 Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming,
To cheer the wand'rer lone and tempest-tossed;
No storms can hide that radiance peaceful beaming
Since Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

Chorus:
Give me the Bible,
Holy message shining,
Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way;
Precept and promise, law and love combining,
Till night shall vanish in eternal day.

2 Give me the Bible when my heart is broken,
When sin and grief have filled my soul with fear;
Give me the precious words by Jesus spoken,
Hold up faith's lamp to show my Savior near. [Chorus]

3 Give me the Bible all my steps enlighten,
Teach me the danger of these realms below;
That lamp of safety o'er the gloom shall brighten,
That light alone the path of peace can show. [Chorus]

4 Give me the Bible, lamp of life immortal,
Hold up that splendor by the open grave;
Show me the light from heaven's shining portals,
Show me the glory gilding Jordan's wave. [Chorus]

Source: Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #154

Author: Priscilla J. Owens

Owens, Priscilla Jane, was born July 21, 1829, of Scotch and Welsh descent, and is now (1906) resident at Baltimore, where she is engaged in public-school work. For 50 years Miss Owen has interested herself in Sunday-school work, and most of her hymns were written for children's services. Her hymn in the Scotch Church Hymnary, 1898, "We have heard a joyful sound" (Missions), was written for a Sunday-school Mission Anniversary, and the words were adapted to the chorus "Vive le Roi" in the opera The Huguenots. [Rev. James Bonar, M.A.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix II (1907)… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming
Title: Give Me the Bible
Author: Priscilla J. Owens
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Give me the Bible, Holy message shining
Copyright: Public Domain

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Media

The Cyber Hymnal #1804
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Instances

Instances (1 - 57 of 57)

Abiding Hymns #99

Christ in Song #d144

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Christ in Song #498

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Christian Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #138

Christian Hymnal II #22

Christian Hymnal #203

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Christian Hymns III #232

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Christian Hymns #182

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Christian Hymns #232

Church Gospel Songs and Hymns #53

Complete Christian Hymnal #d44

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Garnered Sheaves #136

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Gathered Jewels No. 2 #91

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Gospel Melodies and Evangelistic Hymns #83

Gospel Songs of Praise #5

Great Songs of the Church #d75

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Great Songs of the Church #63

Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #299

Great Songs of the Church #46

Great Songs of the Church. number two #46

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Greater Christian Hymns #81

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Holy Voices #145

Hymns for Use in Divine Worship ... Seventh-Day Adventists #d305

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Hymns of Faith and Praise #161

Let Youth Praise Him #26

Let Youth Praise Him. 2nd ed. #d21

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Light and Life Songs No. 3 #36

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Notes of Victory for Sunday Schools #154

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Popular Hymns Number 2 #104

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #154

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #280

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Sacred Selections for the Church #501

Sacred Songs of the Church #611

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #272

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Singing Youth #15

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Songs for Christ and the Church #5

Songs of Faith and Praise #450

Songs Of The Church #120

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Songs Of The Church #120

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Sunny-Side Songs for Sunday Schools #181

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Sweeter Than All Songs #69

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The Church Hymnal #655

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The Cyber Hymnal #1804

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The Epworth Hymnal No. 2 #92

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The Gospel in Song #46

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The Gospel Song Sheaf #62

The Great Christian Hymnal #47

The Hymnal, a Collection of Gospel Songs and Hymns #d66

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The Majestic Hymnal, number two #81

The New Alphabetical Hymnal #d93

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The Otterbein Hymnal #63

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The People's Hymnal #63

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The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #1300

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The Standard Church Hymnal #535

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The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #160

The Temple of Praise #d19

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Tried and True #136

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