of God O incarnate Word

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