Thank God for the Bible

1 Thank God for the Bible! 'tis there that we find
The story of Christ and his love,--
How he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above;
Thanks to him we will bring,
Praise to him we will sing,
For he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above;
For he came down to earth from his beautiful home,
In the mansions of glory above.

2 While he lived on this earth, to the sick and the blind
And to mourners his blessings were given;
And he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Jesus calls us to come:
He's prepared us a home;
For he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven;
For he said, Let the little ones come unto me,
For of such is the kingdom of heaven.

3 In the Bible we read of a beautiful land,
Where sorrow and pain never come;
For Jesus is there with a heavenly band,
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home.
Jesus calls: shall we stay?
No, we'll gladly obey,
For Jesus is there with a heavenly hand.
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home;
For Jesus is there with a heavenly hand,
And 'tis there he's prepared us a home.

4 Thank God for the Bible! Its truths o'er the earth
We'll scatter with bountiful hand;
But we never can tell what a Bible is worth,
Till we go to that beautiful land;
There our thanks we will bring,
There with angels we'll sing,
And its worth we can tell when with Jesus we dwell,
In heaven,--that beautiful land.
And its worth we can tell when with Jesus we dwell,
In heaven, that beautiful land.


Source: The New Sabbath School Hosanna: enlarged and improved: a choice collection of popular hymns and tunes, original and selected: for the Sunday school and the family circle... #20