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I love the sacred book of God, No other can its place supply; It points me to the saints’ abode, It gives me wings, and bids me fly. Blest book! in thee my eyes discern The image of my absent Lord; From thine instructive page I learn The joys his presence will afford. Then shall I need thy light no more, For nothing shall be there concealed; When I have reached the heavenly shore The Lord himself will stand revealed. When, ’midst the throng celestial placed, The bright original I see, From which thy sacred page was traced, Blest book! I’ve no more need of thee. But while I’m here thou shalt supply His place, and tell me of His love; I’ll read with faith’s discerning eye, And thus partake of joys above.
I love the sacred book of God, No other can its place supply; It points me to the saints’ abode, It gives me wings, and bids me fly. Blest book! in thee my eyes discern The image of my absent Lord; From thine instructive page I learn The joys his presence will afford. Then shall I need thy light no more, For nothing shall be there concealed; When I have reached the heavenly shore The Lord himself will stand revealed. When, ’midst the throng celestial placed, The bright original I see, From which thy sacred page was traced, Blest book! I’ve no more need of thee. But while I’m here thou shalt supply His place, and tell me of His love; I’ll read with faith’s discerning eye, And thus partake of joys above.
In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- In print by 1888 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 86 · printed citation: Kelly · subject: BOOK
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