of God incarnate Word O

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