The phrase "the book" resonates through 10 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
the book
...It remains the same—
’Tis the Book of God,
And the Bible is its name!...
It remains the same—
’Tis the Book of God,
And the Bible is its name!
...There is a book, a book more blest,
Than all the books by earth possessed;
Its truth and precepts e’er abide,...
There is a book, a book more blest,
Than all the books by earth possessed;
Its truth and precepts e’er abide,
...Balm and comfort for my fears,
Is the book my mother read.
Like a guest from realms above,...
Balm and comfort for my fears,
Is the book my mother read.
Like a guest from realms above,
...Sometime, sometime,
When the books will be opened in Heav’n;
When the Judge will sit...
Sometime, sometime,
When the books will be opened in Heav’n;
When the Judge will sit
...Cleft by the Lord for me?
Is my name in the Book of Life?
O that my faith could see!...
Cleft by the Lord for me?
Is my name in the Book of Life?
O that my faith could see!
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Every promise in the book is mine,
Every scripture, every verse, every line....
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Every promise in the book is mine,
Every scripture, every verse, every line.
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In the book which Thou art keeping,
In Thy Book of Life so fair,...
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In the book which Thou art keeping,
In Thy Book of Life so fair,
...There I see my father
Take the Book divine;
Dear home faces gathered round,...
There I see my father
Take the Book divine;
Dear home faces gathered round,
...Numbers, Deuteronomy—
These are the books of the law,
Followed by the books of history:...
Numbers, Deuteronomy—
These are the books of the law,
Followed by the books of history:
...My help and comfort, day by day,
I find within the Book alway.
O blessèd Book! how cheering are...
My help and comfort, day by day,
I find within the Book alway.
O blessèd Book! how cheering are
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