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[Verse 1]
There's a family Bible on the table
Its pages torn and hard to read
But the family Bible on the table
Will ever be my key to memories
[Verse 2]
At the end of day when work was over
And when the evening meal was done
Dad would read to us from the family Bible
And we'd count our many blessings one by one
[Chorus]
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
When from the family Bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of ages, rock of ages, cleft for me
[Verse 3]
This old world of ours is full of trouble
But this old world would also better be
If we found more Bibles on the table
And mothers singing rock of ages, cleft for me
[Chorus]
I can see us sittin' 'round the table
When from the family Bible dad would read
I can hear my mother softly singing
Rock of ages, rock of ages, cleft for me
Family Bible was written by Walter Breeland & Paul Buskirk & Claude Gray.
The song is attributed to Walt Breeland, Paul Buskirk, and Claude Gray because Willie sold the song to Paul Buskirk for 50 dollars and the cost of a meal.