God Word O incarnate of

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