Holy Bible, how I love it!
How it doth my bosom cheer,
When through trials and temptations
It has always been so near!
It will surely guide my footsteps
In the strait and narrow way,
If in trust I read its contents,
If I always watch and pray.
Tune Title: [Holy Bible, how I love it!]First Line: Holy bible, how I love it!Composer: Barney E. WarrenIncipit: 13322 34234 56531Key: D MajorDate: 1897
Tune Title: [Holy Bible, how I love it!]First Line: Holy Bible, how I love it!Composer: Barney E. WarrenMeter: 8.7.8.7 D RKey: D MajorSource: Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (335); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (449); Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Christians_Guide)