O Blessèd, Blessèd Bible

O bless­èd

bless­èd

Bi­ble!

God’s light up­on our way;

Soft

shin­ing ov­er our dark­ness

With beams of heav’n­ly day;

’Mid clouds of care and sor­row

And storms of grief and pain

Its pro­mis­es are ra­di­ant

When earth­ly hope is vain.

We thank Thee for the Bi­ble

O Fa­ther good and kind!

Help us

O Ho­ly Spir­it

Its deep­est truth to find!

O bless­èd

bless­èd

Bi­ble

Our on­ly cer­tain guide

Amid earth’s tan­gled foot­paths

With snares on ev­ery side;

Its lead­ings may we fol­low

Along the up­ward way

And nev­er in our blind­ness

From its blest pre­cepts stray.

O bless­èd

bless­èd

Bi­ble!

O mine of wealth un­told!

More pre­cious and en­dur­ing

Than earth­ly crowns of gold;

Its rich­es are un­bound­ed

And all who seek may find

Bright gems of heav’n­ly lus­ter

Enough for all man­kind.