Hymn
Divine Authority of the Bible
'Twas by an order from the Lord,
The ancient prophets spoke His Word;
His Spirit did their tongues inspire,
And warm'd their hearts with heav'nly fire.
The works and wonders which they wrought
Confirmed the messages they brought:
The prophet's pen succeeds His breath,
To save the holy words from death.
Great God! mine eyes with pleasure look
Upon Thy precious holy book;
There my Redeemer's face I see,
And read His name who died for me.
Let the false raptures of the mind
Be lost, and vanish in the wind;
Here I can fix my hope secure:
This is Thy word, and must endure.
Divine Authority of the Bible — Text from Evangelical Lutheran hymnal, 1908. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/divine-authority-of-the-bible
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Divine Authority of the Bible?
The words of Divine Authority of the Bible were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1908. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Sinai and Zion and Christ's Humiliation and Exaltation.
Is Divine Authority of the Bible public domain?
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What is the metre of Divine Authority of the Bible?
Divine Authority of the Bible is in Long Metre (8.8.8.8). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, At Even, Ere the Sun Was Set, Just as I Am, Without One Plea and The Commission.