Page 340
THE
BLESSED
BIBLE.
12s
11s
"These
are
the
testimonies,
and
the
statutes,
and
the
judgments,
which
Moses
spake
unto
the
children
of
Israel."-Deut.
4:45.
Slow.
Key
of
G
Minor.
Wm.
L.
Williams,
1850.
How
pain - ful
-
ly
pleas-ing
the
fond
re
-
col - lec - tion,
Of
youthful
con - nec-tion
and
in
-
no
-
cent
joy,
While
blest
with
pa
-
ren - tal
ad-vice
and
af
-
fec
-
tion,
Surrounded
with
mercy
and
peace
from
on
high.
}
I
still
view
the
chairs
of
my
How
pain
-
ful
-
ly
pleas-ing
the
fond
re
-
col
-
lec - tion,
Of
youthful
con - nec-tion
and
in
-
no
-
cent
joy.
While
blest
with
pa
-
ren
-
tal
ad-vice
and
af
-
fec
-
tion,
Surrounded
with
mercy
and
peace
from
on
high.
}
I
still
view
the
chairs
of
my
fath-er
and
mother,
Their
seats
of
their
off-spring
as
ranged
on
each
hand,
And
the
richest
of
books
which
excels
ev'ry
other,
The
fam
-
i
-
ly
Bi
-
ble
that
fath-er
ann
mother,
Their
seats
of
their
off-spring
as
ranged
on
each
hand,
And
the
richest
of
books
which
excels
ev'ry
other,
The
fam
-
i
-
ly
Bi
-
ble
that
This
tune
was
composed
by
William
L.
Willams
of
Alabama.
See
various
sketches
of
him
connected
wtth
his
several
tunes
in
this
book.
The
words
to
this
tune
are
the
same
as
those
in
"Old
Fashion
Bible,"
and
"The
Family
Bible,"
165.
For
further
history
of
the
words
see
page
165.
The
stanza
also
appears
in
Zion's
Songster,
by
Mason,
1832,
page
331,
and
in
Loyd's
Hymn
Book,
page
685.