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