Hymn
There Is a Book That All May Read
There is a book that all may read,
Which heavenly truth imparts;
And all the lore its scholars need,
And all the lore its scholars need,
Pure eyes and Christian hearts.
The works of God above, below,
Within us, and around,
Are pages in that book, to show
How God himself is found.
The glorious sky, embracing all,
Is like the Maker's love,
Wherewith encompassed, great and small,
In peace and order move.
The dew of heaven is like thy grace,
It steals in silence down;
But where it falls, the favored place
By richest fruits is known.
Thou who has given me eyes to see,
And love for what is fair,
Give me a heart to find out thee,
And read thee everywhere.
There Is a Book That All May Read — Text from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, 1886. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/there-is-a-book-that-all-may-read
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote There Is a Book That All May Read?
The words of There Is a Book That All May Read were written by John Keble; the version here was published in 1886. The library holds 5 more hymns by John Keble, including Sun of my soul, Thou Savior Dear and When God of old came down from heaven.
Is There Is a Book That All May Read public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book, published in 1886. 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 There Is a Book That All May Read?
There Is a Book That All May Read is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Converted Thief, An Evening Hymn and Jesus! the Name High over All.