O Word of God incarnate

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