277- For Your Holy Book We Thank You
The Holy Scriptures
1
- For Your holy book we thank You,
- And for all who served You well,
- Writing, guarding, and translating,
- That its pages might forth tell
- Your strong love and tender care
- For Your people everywhere.
2
- For Your holy book we thank You,
- And for those who work today,
- That the people of all nations,
- Reading it and foll'wing, may
- Know Your love and tender care
- For Your people everywhere.
3
- For Your holy book we thank You,
- May its message be our guide,
- May we understand the wisdom
- Of the laws it will provide:
- And Your love and tender care
- For Your people everywhere.
4
- For Your holy book we thank You,
- May its message in our hearts
- Lead us now to see in Jesus
- All the grace Your word imparts:
- All Your love and tender care
- For Your people everywhere.