Cling to the Bi­ble, though all else be tak­en;
Lose not its pre­cepts, so pre­cious and pure;
Souls that are sleep­ing its tid­ings awaken;
Life from the dead in its pro­mis­es sure.

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Cling to the Bi­ble!
Cling to the Bi­ble!
Cling to the Bi­ble—
Our lamp and our guide!

Cling to the Bi­ble! This jew­el and trea­sure
Brings life eter­nal, and saves fall­en man;
Surely its val­ue no mor­tal can mea­sure:
Seek for its bless­ing, O soul, while you can!

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Lamp for the feet that in by­ways have wan­dered,
Guide for the youth that would oth­er­wise fall;
Hope for the sin­ner whose life has been squan­dered,
Staff for the ag­èd, and best book of all.

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