Scripture Verse

How sweet are Thy words unto my taste! Yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! Psalm 119:103

Introduction

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C. Louise Bell

Words: C. Lou­ise Bell, in Up­lift­ing Songs, by Har­old Low­den & Ru­fus W. Mill­er (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Hei­del­berg Press, 1917), num­ber 10.

Music: C. Har­old Low­den (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a bet­ter pho­to of Bell or Low­den,

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Carl H. Lowden
1883–1963

Lyrics

I own a price­less trea­sure,
’Tis pre­cious to my heart,
In time of joy or sor­row,
A message ’twill im­part:
A glo­ry gilds its pag­es,
And shines upon the way,
The dear old Book
Grows sweet­er day by day!

Refrain

’Tis pre­cious to my heart,
And a bless­ing ’twill im­part,
It teach­es me of Him
Who leads the way;
And I love it more and more,
As I read its pag­es o’er,
For the dear old Book
Grows sweet­er day by day!

It tells me of a Sav­ior
Whose love is all di­vine,
The gift of free sal­va­tion,
And joys which may be mine;
And all His words of pro­mise,
Which cheer me on the way,
The dear old Book
Grows sweet­er day by day!

Refrain

Its words of holy coun­sel
Are like a guid­ing light,
To turn my feet from ev­il
And point me to the right;
’Twill bless me on my jour­ney
Along the up­ward way,
The dear old Book
Grows sweet­er day by day!

Refrain