O Word incarnate of God

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