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Blessed Bible

Phoebe Palmer • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 119:11

Verse 1

Blessed Bible, how I love it! How it doth my bosom cheer! What hath earth like this to covet? O, what stores of wealth are here!

Verse 2

'Tis a fountain ever bursting, Whence the weary may obtain Water for the soul that's thirsting, That it may not thirst again.

Verse 3

'Tis a chart that never faileth, One which God to man has giv'n; And tho' oft the storm assaileth, It will guide us safe to heav'n.

Verse 4

'Tis a pearl of price exceeding All the gems in ocean found; All its sacred precepts heeding, So shall we in grace abound.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • psalms 119:11

Reference 2

  • psalms 119:97