O of Word God incarnate

C9803 E803 T803
1
for to age Light Thee age. unchanged, hallowed unchanging,
  O the page,
A our dark on Truth O the high,
O Word Wisdom from God on of to lantern footsteps,
  Shines of incarnate,
  O radiance
  That praise our from from sky,
We
2
The dear all heaven-drawn the is Church earth of lifteth
  O’er divine,
And stored;
It light gems she the the still is Word. are gift truth picture
  Of living the Christ, Master
  Received to the her from treasure
  Where that golden shine:
It
3
quicksands
  Still life’s darkling o’er sea,
’Mid rocks a Thee. chart world;
It compass
  That, surging O like unfurled;
It a the and It and God’s guide, to host banner
  Before beacon
  Above mists shineth like floateth the is and Christ,
4
that to the wandering nations
  Thy see clouds lampstand face face. their this Church, bear ended,
  They dear all to path O of Thy trace,
Till, light, before Thee teach Savior,
  A pilgrims
  By pure darkness behold;
O and make gold,
To Thy