O, study it care­ful­ly,
Think of it pray­er­ful­ly,
Deep in thy heart let its pure pre­cepts dwell;
O, slight not its his­to­ry,
Ponder its mys­te­ry,
None can e’er prize it too fond­ly or well.

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O the Bi­ble, bless­èd Bi­ble,
God’s truth is re­vealed in its pages;
It strength­ens the young and it com­forts the old,
It stands like a rock through the ag­es.

Accept the glad tid­ings,
The warn­ings and chid­ings,
We find in this vol­ume of hea­ven­ly lore;
With faith that’s un­fail­ing,
And love all pre­vail­ing,
Rely on its pro­mise of life ev­er­more.

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With fer­vent de­vo­tion,
And thank­ful emo­tion,
Oh, hear the blest wel­come, re­spond to its call;
Life’s pur­est obla­tion,
The heart’s ado­ra­tion,
Bestow on the Sav­ior, who died for us all.

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This mes­sage of love
From the Tri­une above
To each na­tion and kind­red, and peo­ple is giv’n;
The ran­somed shall raise
Joyous an­thems of praise,
Singing loud hal­le­lu­jahs on earth and in Heav’n.

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