Scripture Verse

He established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children. Psalm 78:5

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Clar­ence B. Strouse, 1911 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Strouse (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers
Is the bless­èd Word of God,
Its pag­es are inspirèd—
By its light our fa­thers trod.

Refrain

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers is the book for me,
The Bi­ble of our fa­thers, let it ev­er be;
The Bi­ble of our fa­thers is good enough for me,
The Bi­ble of our fa­thers, our hope eter­nal­ly.

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers:
Its great pro­mis­es are true,
They ne­ver fail be­liev­ers;
Trust, its Gos­pel will save you!

Refrain

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers,
Though at­tacked with­out, with­in,
Is still rej­oic­ing mill­ions
It is sav­ing from their sin.

Refrain

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers,
Only those who preach it whole
Are reach­ing dy­ing sin­ners,
Bringing peace to the lost soul.

Refrain

The Bi­ble of our fa­thers,
In the jud­gment day will be
The on­ly book re­main­ing,
Save the book of life we’ll see.

Refrain