Books O! Ye adorable books
Thou art so good, yes thou art so great
You dispense the way of crooks
And men with fine manners relate.

You amend our ways of life
God’s ways to us you preach
Cutting our stiff-necked ways like a knife
By the commands of God you teach.

When we go through a rough road
With no-one by our side
When enemies deride, mock and goad
With comfort, near us you abide.

When we go through darkness and dangers
You keep us safe and sound
When sadness and distress around us lingers
You bring us joy with no bounds.

In times of crises and in times of threat
You make me scrape it through
When I shiver and fret
Out of troubled waters you drew.

When I meet happiness you rejoice
My dark sorrows also you share
When upon me burdens rise
You are there ready to bear.