A glory gilds the sacred page

1A glory gilds the sacred page,
Majestic like the sun;
It gives a light to every age,
It gives, but borrows none.

2The Spirit breathes upon the word,
And brings the truth to sight;
Precepts and promises afford
A sanctifying light.

3The hand that gave it still supplies
The gracious light and heat;
His truths upon the nations rise,
They rise, but never set.

4Let everlasting thanks be thine,
For such a bright display
As makes a world of darkness shine
With beams of heavenly day.