The Books of the Bible

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Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers,
Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth,

1st and 2nd Samuel, 1st and 2nd Kings,
1st and 2nd Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah,

Esther, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,
Song of Solomon, Isaiah, Jeremiah,

Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah,

Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.

Source: The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #764

Author: Alfred P. Gibbs

Alfred P. Gibbs was born in Birmingham, England in 1890 and was raised in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was led to a saving knowledge of Christ by his twin brother, Edwin. During World War I, Gibbs served as military chaplain, preaching to soldiers in training camps. In 1919 he set off for Moody Bible School in Chicago, Illinois. There he soon became involved in an assembly operated Rescue Mission. Gibbs worked alongside Harold Harper, T.B. Gilbert, James G. Humphrey, and other men destined to become well known in assembly circles of ministry. Gibbs became close friends with George Landis, who at that time pastored a small denominational church. Alfred P. Gibbs never married. Like J. N. Darby, he lived out of a suit-case. Most of his wr… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy (Gibbs)
Title: The Books of the Bible
Author: Alfred P. Gibbs
Language: English
Publication Date: 1931
Copyright: © 1931. Renewal 1958 by Alfred P. Gibbs. Assigned to Gospel Perpetuating Publishers

Tune

[Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy] (Gibbs)


NETTLETON

The authorship of this tune is not clear, with different editors attributing the tune to different composers (or not naming one at all). See the instances list above for the different attributions. From William J. Reynolds, Companion to Baptist Hymnal (1976): "Nettleton first appeared as a two-part…

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Choice Hymns of the Faith #442

His Fullness Songs #404

Text

The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 #764

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