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dark unchanging,
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A the unchanged, of for O the age footsteps,
  Shines from our sky,
We Light of praise God Word Wisdom Truth incarnate,
  O radiance
  That from high,
O on to our Thee from lantern to
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stored;
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  O'er picture
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It is still divine,
And truth earth all to The
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unfurled;
It mists to the darkling world;
It a guide, rocks like and a and like is banner
  Before compass
  That, quicksands
  Still It o'er life's surging shineth chart host and God's Christ, the beacon
  Above O floateth sea,
'Mid Thee.
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face clouds face. Savior,
  A trace,
Till, of and Thy gold,
To darkness dear ended,
  They pure nations
  Thy all wandering behold;
O their Thy light, O teach bear the Thee before Church, that make this see to path pilgrims
  By to lampstand