Scripture Verse

Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. Matthew 24:35

Introduction

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Julia H. Johnston (1849–1919)

Words: Ju­lia John­ston, in Re­vi­val Hymns, ed­it­ed by Da­ni­el Tow­ner & Charles M. Al­ex­an­der (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Bi­ble In­sti­tute Col­port­age As­so­cia­tion, 1905).

Music: Da­ni­el B. Tow­ner (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Daniel Towner (1850–1919)

Lyrics

O change­less Word of life and light,
A per­fect rule to guide me,
I take thy coun­sels, trust thy truth,
And in my heart I hide thee.

Refrain

Precious Bi­ble, pre­cious Bi­ble,
Book by in­spi­ra­tion given;
Precious Bi­ble, pre­cious Bi­ble,
Light to guide our souls to Heav’n!

Thou Book di­vine, thy pag­es shine
With Heav’n’s un­fad­ing glo­ry;
Thou dost re­veal to mor­tals here
The great re­demp­tion sto­ry.

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Here law and love and wis­dom stand
Revealed through by­gone ag­es,
And child­ren read a mes­sage sweet
Upon thy sim­ple pages.

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Untouched by time, or men’s as­saults,
This Word re­mains un­shak­en,
And those who build upon this rock
Will ne­ver be for­sak­en.

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