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Hold up the grand old Bible
to the people!
Deny it or neglect it never!
Unfailing it has stood
the test of ages,
And it shall stand
unchanged forever!
O blessèd book,
the only book,
The pow’rs of earth
can change it never!
The test of fire and flood
through ages it hath stood,
And it shall stand
unchanged forever.
Hold up the grand old Bible
and proclaim it
The Word of God
by prophets spoken;
His seal imprinted
glows upon its pages,
And not a precept
can be broken.
O blessèd book,
the only book,
The pow’rs of earth
can change it never!
The test of fire and flood
through ages it hath stood,
And it shall stand
unchanged forever.
Hold up the grand old Bible
of our fathers,
And send it unto ev’ry nation;
It is the cloud by day,
the fire in darkness,
That lights the way
unto salvation.
O blessèd book,
the only book,
The pow’rs of earth
can change it never!
The test of fire and flood
through ages it hath stood,
And it shall stand
unchanged forever.
Hold up the grand old Bible,
proudly own it,
Believe, and search
its sacred pages;
There you may find
the way of life eternal—
Immortal life
through endless ages.
O blessèd book,
the only book,
The pow’rs of earth
can change it never!
The test of fire and flood
through ages it hath stood,
And it shall stand
unchanged forever.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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11 9 11 9 and refrain
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Dates:
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1907
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Bible Refs:
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Mt 24:35;
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MUSIC
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Name:
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O BLESSED BOOK
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Meter:
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11 9 11 9 and refrain
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1907
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