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This Blessed Old Book

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[Verse 1]
It's a Cwell of pure water when I'm Gthirsty and Cdry,
Bread when I'm hungry and Fworn;
When the battle is raging, it's my Cfaithful Fsword,
A Cshelter from life's troubled Gstorm.
It's a Clight to my pathway and a Glamp to my Cfeet
When the world gets so dark I can't Fsee,
And I've not made a change in one Cword that it Fsays,
But it Csure made a Gchange in C2me.
[Chorus]
This Gblessed old Book that I Fhold in my Chand,
It's Gtrue from beginning to Cend,
It's a Gsolid foundation where FI firmly stCand,
FSin kept me Cfrom it; now it Gkeeps me from C2sin.
[Verse 2]
When I Cthink what it cost just to Ghold in my Chand,
It reminds me that I owe a great Fdebt
To all of the martyrs who'd Cgo to the sFtake
And Cquote it with their dying Gbreath.
Now its Ccritics are many, and Gbelievers are Cfew,
But one thing I've found to be Ftrue:
If you find when you read it that Cthere's something Fwrong,
Then Cthere's something Gwrong with C2you.
[Chorus]
This Gblessed old Book that I Fhold in my Chand,
It's Gtrue from beginning to Cend,
It's a Gsolid foundation where FI firmly stCand,
FSin kept me Cfrom it; now it Gkeeps me from C2sin.

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This Blessed Old Book

by The Rochesters

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[Verse 1]

C G C

It's a well of pure water when I'm thirsty and dry,

Bread when I'm hungry and worn;

C F

When the battle is raging, it's my faithful sword,

C G

A shelter from life's troubled storm.

C G C

It's a light to my pathway and a lamp to my feet

When the world gets so dark I can't see,

C F

And I've not made a change in one word that it says,

C G C2

But it sure made a change in me.

[Chorus]

G F C

This blessed old Book that I hold in my hand,

G C

It's true from beginning to end,

G F C

It's a solid foundation where I firmly stand,

F C G C2

Sin kept me from it; now it keeps me from sin.

[Verse 2]

C G C

When I think what it cost just to hold in my hand,

It reminds me that I owe a great debt

C F

To all of the martyrs who'd go to the stake

C G

And quote it with their dying breath.

C G C

Now its critics are many, and believers are few,

But one thing I've found to be true:

C F

If you find when you read it that there's something wrong,

C G C2

Then there's something wrong with you.

[Chorus]

G F C

This blessed old Book that I hold in my hand,

G C

It's true from beginning to end,

G F C

It's a solid foundation where I firmly stand,

F C G C2

Sin kept me from it; now it keeps me from sin.

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