Scripture Verse

Thy Word is true from the beginning. Psalm 119:160

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Fran­cis A. Black­mer, 1905 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

Lyrics

I do believe the Bi­ble,
The blessèd Word of God,
And close unto its promises
I cleave.
It points me to the pathway
The saints and martyrs trod,
My Fa­ther is its author,
And I believe.

Refrain

Yes, I believe the blessèd Word of God,
It marks the paths His people all have trod;
The story, from creation,
All thro’ to Revelation,
Bears proof of inspiration,
And I believe.

It was my parents’ counsel;
To them its truths were grand.
And memory oft a picture
Sweet doth weave
Of that old-fashioned Bi­ble
That lay upon the stand,

In life, in death, it cheered them,
And I believe.

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I once was lost and dying,
In darkness and despair,
And o’er my lost condition
Long I grieved,
Until I searched the Bi­ble
And learned of Je­sus there,
Who sweetly blest and saved me
When I believed.

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Bold infidels may cavil,
And scorn the blessèd Book,
And with their groundless doctrines
May deceive;
Still all the while the Bi­ble
Brings peace to those who look
With faith upon its pages,
And I believe.

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