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Advent Hymnals

Hymns about scripture

30 hymns in 8 hymnals.

SDA Hymnal

  1. 271Break Thou the Bread of Life
  2. 272Give Me the BibleGive me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming
  3. 273Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice
  4. 274O Word of God Incarnate
  5. 277For Your Holy Book We Thank You
  6. 286Wonderful Words of LifeSing them over again to me

Church Hymnal

  1. 72Safely, My God, Without Delay
  2. 92There Is a BookThere is a book whose pages tell

Christ in Song

  1. 266O Holy BookO holy Book of truth divine
  2. 321The WordI gave my heart to Jesus, He saved me from my sins; He made me heir of heaven, And there my joy begins.
  3. 382GIVE ME THE BIBLEGive me the Bi-ble, star of glad-ness gleam-ing
  4. 581The One Thing NeedfulThe Spirit breathes upon the word, And brings the truth to sight; Precepts and promises afford A sanctifying light.

Hymns and Tunes 1886

  1. 168O holy book of truth divineO holy book of truth divine!
  2. 170Let everlasting glories crown
  3. 180A glory gilds the sacred page
  4. 192Holy Bible! book divine!

Hymns and Tunes 1876

  1. 47Hymn 47'TWAS by an order from the Lord
  2. 48HamburgI LOVE the sacred book of God
  3. 49Hymn 49LET everlasting glories crown
  4. 53Hymn 53Here the Redeemer's welcome voice
  5. 58How perfect is thy wordHow perfect is thy word, Thy judgments all are just; And ever in thy promise, Lord, May man securely trust.
  6. 60Holy Bible! book divine!Holy Bible! book divine! Precious treasure, thou art mine ! Mine, to tell me whence I came; Mine, to teach me what I am.
  7. 61Great God! with wonder and with praiseGreat God! with wonder and with praise, On all thy works I look; But still thy wisdom, power, and grace, Shine brightest in thy book.
  8. 63Thou book of life, in thee are foundThou book of life, in thee are found The mysteries of my Maker's will; Treasures of knowledge here abound, To guide my doubtful footsteps still.

Hymns for Second Advent Believers

  1. 7The BibleHOLY Bible! book divine!
  2. 96GOD'S WORDTHY Word is a lamp to my foot
  3. 109MY BIBLEO GIVE me my Bible–the statutes of heaven–
  4. 129BAPTISMBURIED with Christ! Yes, thus we lie

Hymns for God’s Peculiar People

  1. 20The BibleHoly Bible! Book divine!

Millennial Harp

  1. 23The Living OraclesThe living oracles of God