Read to me the bless­èd Bi­ble,
On its sacr­ed pag­es shine
Grace and truth and ten­der mer­cy,
And a Sav­ior’s love di­vine.

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Read the Bi­ble,
Now the lamp of life burns low,
These will cheer me,
When the ag­èd feet move slow.

’Tis a fount of liv­ing wa­ter,
Where the soul its thirst may slake,
Bread of life it free­ly of­fers,
Unto all who will par­take.

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Read to me the bless­èd Bi­ble,
Read it care­ful­ly and slow,
’Tis a re­fuge and a shel­ter,
From the stor­my winds that blow.

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It is com­fort for the trou­bled,
To the lone­ly ’tis a guest,
For the pe­ni­tent, ’tis par­don,
To the we­ary it is rest.

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When you read about the Ci­ty,
Whose fair day ne’er ends with night,
Death is not the king of ter­rors,
But a mes­sen­ger of light.

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