of Word incarnate O God

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