As your jour­ney thro’ life
To the grave you pur­sue,
There is one thing in ear­nest
I wish you to do.
Oh! list­en, my boy,
While I say this to you—
Oh! cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

Refrain

Then cling to the Bi­ble, my boy,
Oh! cling to the Bi­ble, my boy;
While liv­ing or dy­ing,
All else let­ting go,
Oh! cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

You may meet with mis­for­tunes
And sor­rows and tears,
You may bat­tle with sin
And with Sa­tan for years.
Be a Chris­tian! press on!
Do not have any fears,
But cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

Refrain

Put your faith in our Fa­ther,
And you will be strong;
Keep your eye on the cross
And you’ll ne­ver go wrong;
Sing the sweet songs of praise
As you jour­ney along,
And cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

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Every time that you read it
You’ll learn some­thing new,
Of Je­sus who died
On the cross to save you;
To the Lord, to your­self,
And to Hea­ven be true,
And cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

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’Tis the an­chor of hope,
And the lamp that gives light;
’Tis the star that will shine
Thro’ your life’s dark­est night.
If you fol­low its guid­ance
You’ll al­ways be right.
Oh! cling to the Bi­ble, my boy.

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