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