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Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming

by Priscilla J. Owens (1829–1907)

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 272.

Verse 1

Give me the Bible, star of gladness gleaming, To cheer the wanderer lone and tempest tossed, No storm can hide that peaceful radiance beaming Since Jesus came to seek and save the lost.

Refrain

Give me the Bible—holy message shining, Thy light shall guide me in the narrow way. Precept and promise, law and love combining, ’Til night shall vanish in eternal day.

Verse 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 Savior near.

Verse 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.

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