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[Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William James Kirkpatrick Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 51113 21432 33453 Used With Text: Go, Study the Bible

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light Refrain First Line: Go, study the Bible! Go, read it with prayer Lyrics: 1. Go, study the Bible; God’s Word is a light That brightly will shine in your way; ’Twill warn you of dangers, ’twill lead you aright, From time to eternity’s day. Refrain Go, study the Bible! Go, read it with prayer; And look for the treasures of love hidden there; Search well thro’ its pages for Heaven’s bright ore, As years hasten onward, we’ll prize it still more. 2. Go, study the Bible; sweet moments employ In hearing the voice of the Lord; In sorrow, a comfort; in service, a joy; In battle, a conquering sword. [Refrain] 3. Go, study the Bible; a storehouse complete, A table our Father hath spread, Where wisdom, and mercy and love ever meet; There gather the soul’s daily bread. [Refrain] 4. Go, study the Bible; the mariner’s chart Will guide him across the dark wave; But precious, more precious this Book to the heart, It tells us that Jesus will save. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]

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Go, Study the Bible

Author: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1987 First Line: Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light Refrain First Line: Go, study the Bible! Go, read it with prayer Lyrics: 1. Go, study the Bible; God’s Word is a light That brightly will shine in your way; ’Twill warn you of dangers, ’twill lead you aright, From time to eternity’s day. Refrain Go, study the Bible! Go, read it with prayer; And look for the treasures of love hidden there; Search well thro’ its pages for Heaven’s bright ore, As years hasten onward, we’ll prize it still more. 2. Go, study the Bible; sweet moments employ In hearing the voice of the Lord; In sorrow, a comfort; in service, a joy; In battle, a conquering sword. [Refrain] 3. Go, study the Bible; a storehouse complete, A table our Father hath spread, Where wisdom, and mercy and love ever meet; There gather the soul’s daily bread. [Refrain] 4. Go, study the Bible; the mariner’s chart Will guide him across the dark wave; But precious, more precious this Book to the heart, It tells us that Jesus will save. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]

Go, Study the Bible

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Young People's Hymnal No. 3 #45 (1906) First Line: Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light Refrain First Line: Go, study the Bible! Languages: English Tune Title: [Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]

Go, Study the Bible

Author: E. E. Hewitt Hymnal: The Redeemer's Praise #123 (1906) First Line: Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light Refrain First Line: Go, study the Bible! Topics: Bible Tune Title: [Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]

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William J. Kirkpatrick

1838 - 1921 Person Name: William James Kirkpatrick Composer of "[Go, study the Bible; God's Word is a light]" in The Cyber Hymnal William J. Kirkpatrick (b. Duncannon, PA, 1838; d. Philadelphia, PA, 1921) received his musical training from his father and several other private teachers. A carpenter by trade, he engaged in the furniture business from 1862 to 1878. He left that profession to dedicate his life to music, serving as music director at Grace Methodist Church in Philadelphia. Kirkpatrick compiled some one hundred gospel song collections; his first, Devotional Melodies (1859), was published when he was only twenty-one years old. Many of these collections were first published by the John Hood Company and later by Kirkpatrick's own Praise Publishing Company, both in Philadelphia. Bert Polman

E. E. Hewitt

1851 - 1920 Person Name: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt Author of "Go, Study the Bible" in The Cyber Hymnal Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds. Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church. Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1916)