{"slug": "o-word-of-god-incarnate", "title": "O Word of God Incarnate", "first_line": "O Word of God Incarnate", "author": "william-walsham-how", "author_date": "1867", "foot": "iambic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 6, 7, 6], "doubled": true, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Scripture", "The Word of God", "Guidance"], "scripture": ["Psalm 119:105", "John 1:14"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "cyberhymnal", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "William Walsham How (1823-1897), \"O Word of God Incarnate,\" written 1867 (Supplement to Psalms and Hymns, 1867); the standard text for the tune MUNICH. Text from The Cyber Hymnal. Public-domain text (author d. 1897). All components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "O Word of God in -- car -- nate, O Wis -- dom from on high; O Truth un -- changed, un -- chang -- ing, O Light of our dark sky; We praise Thee for the ra -- diance That from the hal -- lowed page, A lan -- tern to our foot -- steps, Shines on from age to age.", "prose": ["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 lantern to our footsteps,", "Shines on from age to age."]}, "2": {"syllabified": "The Church from her dear Mas -- ter Re -- ceived the gift di -- vine; And still that light she lift -- eth O'er all the earth to shine; It is the gold -- en cas -- ket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heav'n -- drawn pic -- ture Of Christ, the liv -- ing Word.", "prose": ["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 heaven-drawn picture", "Of Christ, the living Word."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "It float -- eth like a ban -- ner Be -- fore God's host un -- furled; It shin -- eth like a bea -- con A -- bove the dark -- ling world; It is the chart and com -- pass That o'er life's surg -- ing sea, 'Mid mists and rocks and quick -- sands Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.", "prose": ["It floateth like a banner", "Before God's host unfurled;", "It shineth like a beacon", "Above the darkling world.", "It is the chart and compass", "That o'er life's surging sea,", "'Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,", "Still guides, O Christ, to Thee."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "O make Thy Church, dear Sav -- ior, A lamp of pur -- est gold, To bear be -- fore the na -- tions Thy true light, as of old; O teach Thy wan -- dering pil -- grims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and dark -- ness end -- ed, They see Thee face to face.", "prose": ["O make Thy Church, dear Savior,", "A lamp of purest 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."]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}