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