O Word God incarnate of

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