In Genesis the world was made
In Exodus the march was told
Leviticus contains the law
In Numbers the tribes enrolled
In Deuteronomy again
We're urged to keep God's law alone
And these five books of Moses make
The oldest writings that are known
Brave Joshua to Cannan leads
In Judges oft the Hebews rebel
We read of David's name in Ruth
And First and Second Samuel
In First and Second Kings we read
How bad the Hebrew state became
In First and Second Chronicles
Another history of the same
In Ezra the captive Jews return
While Nehemiah builds the wall
Queen Esther saves her race from death
These books Historical we call
In Job we read of patient faith
In Psalms are David's songs of praise
The Proverbs are to make us wise
Ecclesiastes next portrays
How vain earthly pleasures are
The Song of Solomon is to all
About the love of God and these
Five books Poetical we call
Isaiah tells of Christ to come
While Jeremiah tells of woe
And in his Lamentations mourns
The Holy City's overthrow
Ezekiel speaks of mysteries
While Daniel fortells kings of old
Hosea calls men to repent
In Joel judgements are foretold
Amos tells of wrath and Edom
Obadiah is sent to warn
While Jonah tells how Christ should rise
And Micah where he should be born
In Nahum Ninevah is seen
In Habakkuk Chaldea's guilt
Zephaniah Judah's sins
Haggai the temple's built
Zechariah tells of Christ
And Malachi of John his signs
The prophets number seventeen
And all the books are thirty nine

Matthew Mark Luke and John
Tell of Christ his life they trace
Acts shows the Holy Spirit's work
And Romans how we're saved by grace
Corinthians instructs the church
Galatians shows God's grace alone
Ephesians how we are in Christ
Philippians Christ's joys make known
Colossians portrays Christ exalted
And Thessalonians tells the end
In Timothy and Titus both
Are rules for Pastors to attend
Philemon pictures clarity
Thirteen gospels penned by Paul
The Jewish law prefigured Christ
And Hebrews clearly shows it all
James shows that faith by works must live
And Peter urges steadfastness
While John exhorts to Christians love
And those who live by it God will bless
Jude shows the end of evil men
While Revelations tell of Heaven
These end the whole New Testement
In all they number twenty seven






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