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