Hymn 858 -0
Books of the Old Testament
Hymn 858 -1
1a
Let us sing the books of Moses,
Of Moses, of Moses,
Let us sing the books of Moses,
For he wrote the law.
Hymn 858 -2
1b
First, Genesis; second, Exodus;
Third Leviticus; fourth Numbers;
And the fifth is Deuteronomy,
The last of them all.
Hymn 858 -3
2a
Let us sing the books
Of Hist’ry of Hist’ry, of Hist’ry,
Let us sing the books of Hist’ry,
Which tell of the Jews.
Hymn 858 -4
2b
There’s Joshua, and Judges,
And the story of Ruth,
Then first and second Samuel,
And first and second Kings.
Hymn 858 -5
2c
There’s first and second Chronicles,
Which give us the records;
Then Ezra, Nehemiah,
and Esther, the Queen.
Hymn 858 -6
3a
Let us sing the books of Poetry,
Of Poetry, of Poetry,
Let us sing the books of Poetry,
The songs the Jews sang.
Hymn 858 -7
3b
Job the patient, Psalms of David,
The Proverbs of a wise one;
And then Ecclesiastes,
and the Song of Solomon.
Hymn 858 -8
4a
Let us sing the Major Prophets,
Major Prophets, Major Prophets,
Let us sing the Major Prophets,
The greatest of them all.
Hymn 858 -9
4b
Isaiah, Jeremiah,
who wrote Lamentations;
Then Ezekiel and Daniel,
who were true to their God.
Hymn 858 -10
5a
Let us sing the Minor Prophets,
Minor Prophets, Minor Prophets,
Let us sing the Minor Prophets,
There are twelve of them all.
Hymn 858 -11
5b
Hosea, Joel, Amos,
Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,
Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,
Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.