O incarnate Word of God

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