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Holy Bible! Book divine
Verse 1
Holy Bible! Book divine!
Precious treasure, thou art mine!
Mine to tell me whence I came;
Mine to teach me what I am.
Precious treasure, thou art mine!
Mine to tell me whence I came;
Mine to teach me what I am.
Verse 2
Mine to chide me when I rove;
Mine to show a Savior’s love;
Mine to guide my wayward feet;
Mine to judge, condemn, acquit.
Mine to show a Savior’s love;
Mine to guide my wayward feet;
Mine to judge, condemn, acquit.
Verse 3
Mine to comfort in distress;
If the Holy Spirit bless;
Mine to show by living faith,
Man can triumph over death.
If the Holy Spirit bless;
Mine to show by living faith,
Man can triumph over death.
Verse 4
Mine to tell of joys to come,
In the saint's eternal home:
O thou holy Book divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine!
I win the strife.
In the saint's eternal home:
O thou holy Book divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine!
I win the strife.
A Victorian hymn expressing reverence for the Bible as divine truth and spiritual sustenance.