The Bible (Bradbury)

The Bi­ble! the Bi­ble! more pre­cious than gold

The hopes and the glo­ries its pag­es un­fold;

It speaks of a Sav­ior

and tells of His love;

It shows us the way to the man­sions ab­ove

It shows us the way to the man­sions ab­ove.

The Bi­ble! the Bi­ble! blest vol­ume of truth

How sweet­ly it smiles on the sea­son of youth!

It bids us seek ear­ly the pearl of great price

Ere th’heart is en­slaved in the bond­age of vice

Ere th’heart is en­slaved in the bond­age of vice.

The Bi­ble! the Bi­ble! we hail it with joy

Its truths and its glo­ries our tongues shall em­ploy;

We’ll sing of its tri­umphs

we’ll sing of its worth

And send its glad tid­ings afar o’er the earth

And send its glad tid­ings afar o’er the earth.

The Bi­ble! the Bi­ble! the val­leys shall ring

And hill­tops re-ec­ho the notes that we sing;

Our ban­ners in­scribed with its pre­cepts and rules

Shall long wave in tri­umph

the joy of our schools

Shall long wave in tri­umph

the joy of our schools.