Scripture Verse

Holiness unto the Lord. Zechariah 14:20

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: D. Otis Teas­ley, 1901 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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D. Otis Teasley (1876–1942)

Lyrics

Back to the bless­èd old Bi­ble,
Back to the ci­ty of God,
Back to the one­ness of Hea­ven,
Back where the faith­ful have trod.
Back from the land of con­fu­sion,
Free from the bon­dage of creeds;
Back to the light of the morn­ing,
Jesus our cap­tain leads.

Refrain

Back to the bless­èd old Bi­ble,
Back to the light of its word:
Be on our ban­ners for­ev­er,
Holiness un­to the Lord.

Back to the bless­èd old Bi­ble,
Saints of Je­ho­vah, re­joice;
Jesus is call­ing His peo­ple
Back to the land of their choice.
Often our fa­thers had sought it
While they in Ba­bel ab­ode,
Now we have found the fair ci­ty,
Church of the liv­ing God.

Refrain

Back to the bless­èd old Bi­ble,
Leaving con­fu­sion and strife;
Fleeing from Ba­bel to Zi­on,
Back to the joy of our life.
Over the mount­ain we wan­dered,
Looking in vain for the right,
Now in the ev­en­ing we’ve found it,
Truth of the Gos­pel light.

Refrain

Back to the bless­èd old Bi­ble,
Back at the Mas­ter’s call,
Back to the words of our Sav­ior,
Loving, ob­ey­ing them all.
Never in sects to be scat­tered,
Never again to do wrong:
Unity, ho­li­ness, Hea­ven,
Ever shall be our song.

Refrain