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