I Do Believe the Bible (EN 1721)

1

I do believe the Bible, the blessed Word of God,

And close unto its promises I cleave.

It points me to the pathway the saints and martyrs trod,

My Father is its Author, and I believe.

Yes, I believe the blessed Word of God,

It marks the paths His people all have trod;

The story, from creation, all thro’ to “Revelation,”

Bears proof of inspiration, and I believe.

2

It was my parents’ counsel; to them its truths were grand.

And mem’ry oft a picture sweet doth weave

Of that “old-fashioned Bible that lay upon the stand,”

In life, in death, it cheered them, and I believe.

3

I once was lost and dying, in darkness and despair,

And o’er my lost condition long I grieved,

Until I searched the Bible and learned of Jesus there,

Who sweetly blest and saved me when I believed.

4

Bold infidels may cavil, and scorn the blessed Book,

And with their groundless doctrines may deceive;

Still all the while the Bible brings peace to those who look

With faith upon its pages, and I believe.