Family Bible
Harmony in Heritage: Unveiling the Stories Through a Weathered Family Bible
Lyrics
There's a fam'ly bible on the table
Highlighting the presence of a family bible on the table.
Each page is torn and hard to read
Describing the worn and difficult-to-read condition of the bible's pages.
But the fam'ly bible on the table
Reiterating the significance of the family bible on the table.
Will ever be my key to memories.
Expressing the enduring importance of the family bible as a key to memories.
At the close of day when work was over
Reflecting on the time at the end of the day when work was completed.
And when the evening meal was done
Recalling the completion of the evening meal.
Dad would read to us from the fam'ly bible
Highlighting the tradition of the father reading from the family bible.
And we'd count our many blessings one by one.
Emphasizing the practice of counting blessings after the bible reading.
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
Recalling the image of the family sitting around the table.
When from the fam'ly bible dad would read
Evoking memories of the father reading from the family bible.
I can hear my mother softly singing
Recalling the mother softly singing "Rock of Ages" after the reading.
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Quoting a line from the hymn "Rock of Ages."
This old world of ours is full of troubles
Acknowledging the troubles present in the world.
This old world would oh, so better be
Suggesting that the world would be better with more family bibles.
If we had more bibles on the table
Advocating for the positive impact of having bibles on the table.
And mothers singing Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Connecting the image of mothers singing "Rock of Ages" to a better world.
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
Reiterating the image of the family gathered around the table.
When from the fam'ly bible dad would read
Rekindling the memory of the father reading from the family bible.
I can hear my mother softly singing
Recalling the mother singing "Rock of Ages" again.
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me.
Repeating the line from the hymn "Rock of Ages."
Rock of Ages, Rock of Ages cleft for me
Repeating the closing line from the hymn "Rock of Ages."
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