of Word God O incarnate

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