Hymns for Second Advent Believers 7
The Bible
1HOLY Bible! book divine!
Precious treasure, thou art mine!
Mine, to tell me whence I came;
Mine, to teach me what I am;
2Mine, to chide me when I rove;
Mine, to show a Saviour's love;
Mine, art thou, to guide my feet;
Mine to judge, condemn, acquit.
3Mine, to comfort in distress,
If the Holy Spirit bless;
Mine, to show, by living faith,
Man can triumph over death;
4Mine, to tell of joys to come,
And the rebel sinner's doom;
O, thou holy book divine!
Precious treasure, thou art mine.
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- trochaic (DUM-da) · 83% of beats fit
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