Read to me the blessèd Bi­ble,
On its sacred pag­es shine
Grace and truth and tender mercy,
And a Sav­ior’s love divine.

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Read the Bi­ble,
Now the lamp of life burns low,
These will cheer me,
When the agèd feet move slow.

’Tis a fount of living water,
Where the soul its thirst may slake,
Bread of life it freely offers,
Unto all who will partake.

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Read to me the blessèd Bi­ble,
Read it carefully and slow,
’Tis a refuge and a shelter,
From the stormy winds that blow.

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It is comfort for the troubled,
To the lonely ’tis a guest,
For the penitent, ’tis pardon,
To the weary it is rest.

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When you read about the City,
Whose fair day ne’er ends with night,
Death is not the king of terrors,
But a messenger of light.

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