There is a Book, a holy Book,
By God to sinners given,
To show the way of life and peace,
And mark the way to heaven.
It tells me of my lost estate,
All guilty and defiled;
It says I must be born of God,
Ere I can be His child.
It tells me of the Lamb of God,
Who died upon the Tree,
To bear the wrath and curse of God,
And set the sinner free.
This Book shall be my early guide,
My lamp to give me light,
My spring of joy in life’s glad day,
My comfort in its night.
ML 12/03/1944