O Word of God Incarnate

Verse 1

O Word of God incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky,
We praise thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lamp to guide our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.

Verse 1

O Word of God incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky,

Verse 2

The church from her dear Master
Received the gift divine,
And still that light she lifteth
O'er all the earth to shine.
It is the golden casket
Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heav'n-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.

Verse 2

The church from her dear Master
Received the gift divine,
And still that light she lifteth
O'er all the earth to shine.

Verse 3

It floateth like a banner
Before God's host unfurled;
It shineth like a beacon
Above the stormy world.
It is the chart and compass
That, o'er life's raging sea,
'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,
Still guides, O Christ, to thee!

Verse 3

It floateth like a banner
Before God's host unfurled;
It shineth like a beacon
Above the darkling world.

Verse 4

O make Thy church, dear Saviour,
A lamp of burnished gold,
To bear before the nations
Thy true light as of old.
O teach thy wandering pilgrims
By this their path to trace,
Till, clouds and darkness ended,
They see thee face to face.

Verse 4

O make Thy church, dear Savior,
A lamp of purest gold,
To bear before the nations
Thy true light as of old.

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Refrain

We praise Thee for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.
It is the golden casket
Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heaven-drawn picture
Of Christ the living Word.
'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,
Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.
Till, clouds and darkness ended,
They see Thee face to face.