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Text:Precious Words
Author:Mrs. Loula K. Rogers
Tune:[Precious forever! O wonderful words]
Composer:R. M. McIntosh

55. Precious Words

1 Precious forever! O wonderful words,
Teach me the pathway of duty;
Lead me beside the still waters of life,
Flowing thro' valleys of beauty.

Refrain:
Precious forever to you and to me,
Words that our Savior has spoken,
Bearing salvation far over the sea,
Healing the hearts that are broken!

2 Freely he offers their promise to all,
"Come unto me whosoever;"
Sinners, oppressed with a burden of woe,
Drink of the bountiful river.[Refrain]

3 Wouldst thou refuse the sweet solace he gives
In the midnight of thy sorrow?
Wouldst thou go on in the darkness of sin,
Longing for no bright to-morrow? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Precious forever! O wonderful words
Title: Precious Words
Author: Mrs. Loula K. Rogers
Refrain First Line: Precious forever to you and to me
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Precious forever! O wonderful words]
Composer: R. M. McIntosh
Notes: Public Domain.



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