O God incarnate Word of

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