incarnate God of Word O

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