ONE BOOK

By Hope Lyman

(when she was 15)

Many books have come and gone

since the days of long ago

but one book still remains

It’s the Word of God, you know

The Holy Bible, we call it

twas inspired by God you see

and that is why it has lasted

through all ages of history

Some “scholars” try to undermine

this blest books authority

but God made us a promise

that will last through eternity

Others say you cannot understand

the real meaning true and deep

unless of course, if you can read

the Hebrew and the Greek

Still there are others out there

who claim it’s not for today

“You don’t need to obey what you read

it’s just an ideal” they say

The reason God gave us this book

is plain and clear to see

it tells us all have sinned

and Christ died to pay sins penalty

So believe what you read

in God’s Holy Word

For Christ has promised us

He’ll take us from this world

But God has also said

that those who will not heed

will perish if in the Book of Life

their names He does not read