O Word of God incarnate
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O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky, We praise Thee for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age. |
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The Church from her dear Master Received the gift divine, And still that light she lifteth O'er all the earth to shine: It is the golden treasure Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture Of Christ, the living Word. |
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It floateth like a banner Before God's host unfurled; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world; It is the chart and compass That, o'er life's surging sea, 'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands Still guide, O Christ, to Thee. |
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O make Thy Church, dear Savior, A lampstand of pure gold, To bear before the nations Thy light, that all behold; O teach Thy wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see Thee face to face. |
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Greensboro, NC, United States
Just simply beautiful in every way! The lyrics are so rich. The Lord spoke to me when I began to go over the music. The fourth verse is my favorite. Thank You, Lord God, for these divine words of Truth and Grace.
Sanjose
Beautiful prayer to pray for my churches.
Baton Rouge, LA
This is the song for week 15, volume three of the crystallization of Exodus. It touched me deeply. Seems to me so applicable for the refugee situation in Europe right now. What a Grace and Mercy we could know the church in these days. Yes Lord in these days make us Your golden lampstand to bear before the nations Thy light that all behold.
Detroit, MI, United States
William Walsham How served a rural congregation on the Welsh border for 28 years and then ministered in London's East End. He loved children and wrote hymns for them. One of them began like this: "It is a thing most wonderful, almost too wonderful to be, that God's own Son should come from heaven, and die to save a child like me."
William How also loved the Bible. On his symbolic pastoral staff, he engraved the words of St. Bernard: "Pasce verbo, Pasce vita," which means "Feed with the Word, feed with the Life." - Great Songs of Faith by Brown & Norton