Scripture Verse

It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. Psalm 147:1

Introduction

Words: George T. Con­greve (1821–1898).

Music: Mo­re­no Al­fred T. Schauff­ler, Ho­san­na for the Sun­day School (New York: Cen­tu­ry Com­pa­ny, 1898), num­ber 93 (🔊 pdf nwc).

Lyrics

How holy the Bi­ble! How pure is the light
That streams from its pag­es di­vine!
’Tis a star that shines soft
Through the gloom of the night,
Of jew­els a won­der­ful mine.
’Tis bread for the hun­gry,
’Tis food for the poor,
A balm for the wound­ed and sad,
’Tis the gift of a Fa­ther—
His like­ness is there,
And the hearts of His child­ren are glad.

’Tis the voice of the Sav­ior—
How sweet, in the storm
It speaks to the sin­ner dis­tressed;
The tem­pest is hushed,
O’er the sea comes a calm—
The trou­bled and wea­ry find rest.
O teach me, blest Je­sus,
To seek for Thy face,
To me let Thy wel­come be given;
Now speak to my heart
Some kind mes­sage of grace,
And words that shall guide me to Hea­ven.