of O Word incarnate God

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