In Genesis the world was made by God's creative hand
In Exodus the Hebrews march to gain the Promised Land
Leviticus contains the Law, holy, just, and good
Numbers records the tribes enrolled, all the sons of Abraham's blood
Moses in Deuteronomy records God's mighty deeds
Brave Joshua into Canaan's land the host of Israel leads
In Judges their rebellion oft provokes the Lord to smite
But Ruth records the faith of one well pleasing in his sight
In 1st and 2nd Samuel of Jesse's son we read
Ten tribes in 1st and 2nd Kings revolted from his seed
In 1st and 2nd Chronicles we see Judah captive made
But Ezra leads the remnant back by princely Cyrus' aid
The city walls of Zion Nehemiah builds again
While Esther saves her people from the plots of wicked men
In Job we read how faith will live beneath afflictions' rod
And David's Psalms are precious songs to every child of God
The Proverbs, like goodly string of choicest pearls, appear
Ecclesiastes teaches men how vain are all things here
The Song of Solomon exalts sweet Sharon's lovely rose
While Christ the Savior and the King the rapt Isaiah shows
The admonishing Jeremiah apostate Israel warns
His plaintive Lamentations their awful downfall mourns
Ezekiel tells in wondrous words the Kingdom's mysteries
While God's great Kingdom yet to come Daniel in vision sees
Of judgment and of mercy Hosea loves to tell
Joel describes the blessed days when God with man will dwell
Among Tekoa's herdmen Amos received his call
And Obadiah prophesies of Edom's final fall
Jonah enshrines a wondrous type of Christ, our risen Lord
Micah pronounces Judah lost--lost but to be restored
Nahum declares on Nineveh just judgment shall be poured
When Christ our risen Savior shall come to be adored
A view of Chaldees' coming doom Habakkuk's vision gives
While Zephaniah warns the Jews to turn, repent, and live
Haggai wrote to those who saw the Temple built again
Zechariah prophesies of Christ's triumphant reign
Malachi was the last to touch that high prophetic cord
His final notes sublimely show the coming of the Lord
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John the Gospel story give
Describing how the Savior was born and died that man may live
Acts tells how well the apostles preached with signs in every place
And Paul in Romans proves that man is saved through faith by grace
The Apostle in Corinthians instructs, exhorts, reproves
Galatians proves that faith in Christ alone the Father approves
Ephesians and Philippians tell what Christians ought to be
Colossians bids us live for God and from all sin be free
In Thessalonians we are taught the Lord will come from Heaven
In Timothy and Titus a shepherd's rule is given
Philemon marks brother's love as only brethren know
Hebrews reveals Christ's priestly works prefigured long ago
James teaches without holiness, faith is but vain and dead
While Peter points the narrow way in which the saints are led
John in his three epistles on love delights to dwell
But Jude gives warning terrible of those once who fell
The Revelation prophesies that tremendous day
When all the kingdoms of the earth with noise shall pass away
'Even so, come, Lord Jesus.'
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