Songs

Cling to the Bible, though all else be taken

		
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		P.M.

1	Cling to the Bible, though all else be taken;
	Lose not its precepts, so precious and pure;
	Souls that are sleeping its tidings awaken;
	Life from the dead in its promises sure.

		Cling to the Bible! Cling to the Bible!
		Cling to the Bible-- Our Lamp and our Guide!

2	Cling to the Bible! this jewel and treasure
	Brings life eternal, and saves fallen man;
	Surely its value no mortal can measure:
	Seek for its blessing, O soul, while you can!

3	Lamp for the feet that in byways have wandered,
	Guide for the youth that would otherwise fall;
	Hope for the sinner whose life has been squandered,
	Staff for the aged, and best book of all.

					M.J. Smith