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THE
BIBLE
by Kathryn Parrish
There it
stands, like a mighty rock
In the midst
of a raging sea;
The Bible
stands, though men may mock
And attack it
vehemently!
Why do men
mock and hate it so?
This Book of
eternal salvation!
Could it be
that wicked men know
It warns of
their condemnation?
They have
burned it, and spurned it,
And explained
it away;
They have
denied and spiritualized,
But the Book
is here to stay!
And though
wicked men like Jehoiakim,
May take their
penknives and whittle,
The Bible will
not be expired by them,
Not even one
jot or tittle!
For should
they destroy it from the earth,
This Book
which God has given;
'Tis settled
forever from the first,
And has been
preserved in heaven!
They shall be
judged by this Holy Word,
All whose sins
have not been atoned,
When they meet
a thrice-Holy God
At the great
white judgment throne!
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