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[Thy word, O Lord, is my delight]

Appears in 5 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chas. H. Gabriel Incipit: 53321 56712 43212 Used With Text: Thy Word, O Lord, Is My Delight

Thy Word, O Lord, Is My Delight

Author: Charlotte G. Homer Appears in 6 hymnals Refrain First Line: Holy Bible, Book divine Lyrics: 1 Thy Word, O Lord, is my delight, ‘Tis manna to my hungry soul; It is a never-failing light That marks the reef and rocky shoal. Refrain: “Holy Bible, Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.” 2 Its pages teem with sacred lore, From which all wisdom is conferred; It grows in splendor more and more, This Book of books, God’s Holy Word. [Refrain] 3 It guards me from the tempter’s snare, And counsels wiser than a friend; It comforts grief and lightens care, Its yield of riches has no end. [Refrain] 4 It is a treasure house of gold, From whose supplies I would not part; It gives returns a thousand fold, When planted in the human heart. [Refrain] 5 O Book of Life, of Love and Truth, My hope of heav’n I find in thee; The only guide of age and youth, The Word of God—His gift to me. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Thy word, O Lord, is my delight]

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Thy Word, O Lord, Is My Delight

Author: Charlotte G. Homer Hymnal: Reformed Press Hymnal #57 (1934) Refrain First Line: Holy Bible, Book divine Lyrics: 1 Thy Word, O Lord, is my delight, ‘Tis manna to my hungry soul; It is a never-failing light That marks the reef and rocky shoal. Refrain: “Holy Bible, Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.” 2 Its pages teem with sacred lore, From which all wisdom is conferred; It grows in splendor more and more, This Book of books, God’s Holy Word. [Refrain] 3 It guards me from the tempter’s snare, And counsels wiser than a friend; It comforts grief and lightens care, Its yield of riches has no end. [Refrain] 4 It is a treasure house of gold, From whose supplies I would not part; It gives returns a thousand fold, When planted in the human heart. [Refrain] 5 O Book of Life, of Love and Truth, My hope of heav’n I find in thee; The only guide of age and youth, The Word of God—His gift to me. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy word, O Lord, is my delight]

Thy Word, O Lord, Is My Delight

Author: Charlotte G. Homer Hymnal: New Songs for Service #61 (1929) Refrain First Line: Holy Bible, Book divine Lyrics: 1 Thy Word, O Lord, is my delight, ‘Tis manna to my hungry soul; It is a never-failing light That marks the reef and rocky shoal. Refrain: “Holy Bible, Book divine, Precious treasure, thou art mine.” 2 Its pages teem with sacred lore, From which all wisdom is conferred; It grows in splendor more and more, This Book of books, God’s Holy Word. [Refrain] 3 It guards me from the tempter’s snare, And counsels wiser than a friend; It comforts grief and lightens care, Its yield of riches has no end. [Refrain] 4 It is a treasure house of gold, From whose supplies I would not part; It gives returns a thousand fold, When planted in the human heart. [Refrain] 5 O Book of Life, of Love and Truth, My hope of heav’n I find in thee; The only guide of age and youth, The Word of God—His gift to me. [Refrain] Topics: Bible Languages: English Tune Title: [Thy Word, O Lord, is my delight]

Thy Word, O Lord, Is My Delight

Author: Charlotte G. Homer Hymnal: Triumphant Service Songs #57 (1934) Refrain First Line: Holy Bible, book divine Topics: Bible Tune Title: [Thy word, O Lord, is my delight]

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Chas. H. Gabriel

1856 - 1932 Composer of "[Thy word, O Lord, is my delight]" in Triumphant Service Songs Pseudonyms: C. D. Emerson, Charlotte G. Homer, S. B. Jackson, A. W. Lawrence, Jennie Ree ============= For the first seventeen years of his life Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (b. Wilton, IA, 1856; d. Los Angeles, CA, 1932) lived on an Iowa farm, where friends and neighbors often gathered to sing. Gabriel accompanied them on the family reed organ he had taught himself to play. At the age of sixteen he began teaching singing in schools (following in his father's footsteps) and soon was acclaimed as a fine teacher and composer. He moved to California in 1887 and served as Sunday school music director at the Grace Methodist Church in San Francisco. After moving to Chicago in 1892, Gabriel edited numerous collections of anthems, cantatas, and a large number of songbooks for the Homer Rodeheaver, Hope, and E. O. Excell publishing companies. He composed hundreds of tunes and texts, at times using pseudonyms such as Charlotte G. Homer. The total number of his compositions is estimated at about seven thousand. Gabriel's gospel songs became widely circulated through the Billy Sunday-Homer Rodeheaver urban crusades. Bert Polman