of Word God incarnate O

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