Hymn
Holy Bible, Book Divine
Holy Bible, book divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine;
Mine to tell me whence I came;
Mine to teach me what I am.
Mine to chide me when I rove;
Mine to show a Savior's love;
Mine thou art to guide and guard;
Mine to punish or reward.
Mine to comfort in distress,
Suff'ring in this wilderness;
Mine to show by living faith,
Man can triumph over death.
Mine to tell of joys to come,
And the rebel sinner's doom;
O thou holy book divine,
Precious treasure, thou art mine.
Holy Bible, Book Divine — Text from The New Christian Hymnal, 1929. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/holy-bible-book-divine
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Holy Bible, Book Divine?
The words of Holy Bible, Book Divine were written by John Burton; the version here was published in 1929. The library holds 3 more hymns by John Burton, including Savior, While My Heart Is Tender and Time is winging us away.
Is Holy Bible, Book Divine public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The New Christian Hymnal, published in 1929. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Holy Bible, Book Divine?
Holy Bible, Book Divine is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Jesus! Name of Wondrous Love, Sing My Soul His Wondrous Love and Christ the Lord Is Risen Today.