God O incarnate Word of

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