'Tis The Bible
- Words:
- Tom C. Neal
- Music:
- Tom C. Neal
Sheet music
- 1There’s a book which surpasses the sages,A volume of wisdom divine;And the glory that gleams from its pagesNo splendor of earth can outshine.’Tis the Bible!(’Tis the blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! Our)Our guiding star that leads from earth to heav’n;The Bible!(The blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! We)We love the preciousBook of Truth which God has giv’n.
- 2’Tis the light which will guide us to glory,The Sword of the Spirit of might;And to dwell on its beautiful storyIs of heaven the sweetest delight.’Tis the Bible!(’Tis the blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! Our)Our guiding star that leads from earth to heav’n;The Bible!(The blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! We)We love the preciousBook of Truth which God has giv’n.
- 3It reveals where a fountain is flowingWhich washes the soul from its stain;Age and sorrow are comforted, knowingWith earth they shall part with all pain."’Tis the Bible!(’Tis the blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! Our)Our guiding star that leads from earth to heav’n;The Bible!(The blessed, blessed Bible!) the Bible!(the blessed, blessed Bible! We)We love the preciousBook of Truth which God has giv’n.
In the hymnals
- The words are in 20 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.