Scripture Verse

Thy Word is truth. John 17:17

Introduction

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Rufus Cornelius
(1872–1933)

Words: Al­fred Bar­ratt, in Cor­ne­li­us’ Gos­pel Songs, ed­it­ed by Ru­fus Cor­ne­li­us (Fort Worth, Tex­as: 1927), num­ber 5.

Music: Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a better pho­to of Bar­ratt or Cor­ne­li­us (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

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Alfred Barratt (1879–1968)

Lyrics

My mother’s old Bible is pointing the way;
Its precepts I’ll follow from day unto day;
I care not what others around me may say,
For my mother’s old Bible is true.

Refrain

My mother’s old Bible is true (is true),
My mother’s old Bible is true;
It tells of God’s love, sent down from above,
My mother’s old Bible is true.

It tells of a Savior who came here to die,
And now He is living in glory on high;
It tells of salvation so wondrously nigh,
And my mother’s old Bible is true.

Refrain

Away with the teachings that wickedly mock,
My mother’s old Bible has stood every shock;
It gives living water that flows from the Rock,
And my mother’s old Bible is true.

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My mother’s old Bible is precious to me,
If tells of God’s mercy, abundant and free;
It brings joy and comfort wherever I be,
For my mother’s old Bible is true.

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