GIVE ME THE BIBLE
1. Give me the Bible, star of gladness
gleaming,
To cheer the wand’rer lone and
tempest tossed;
No storms can hide that radiance
peaceful beaming,
Since Jesus came to seek and save
the lost.
Chorus:
Give me the Bible, Holy message
shining;
Thy light shall guide me in the
narrow way;
Precept and promise, law and love
combining,
Till night shall vanish in eternal
day.
2. Give me the Bible when my heart is
broken,
When sin and grief have filled my
soul with fear;
Give me the precious words by
Jesus spoken,
Hold up faith’s lamp to show my
Saviour near.
3. Give me the Bible, all my steps
enlighten,
Teach me the danger of these
realms below;
That lamp of safety o’er the gloom
shall brighten,
That light alone the path of peace
can show.
4. Give me the Bible, lamp of life
immortal,
Hold up that splendor by the open
grave;
Show me the light from heaven’s
shining portals,
Show me the glory gilding Jordan’s
wave.