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Hymn

O Word of God Incarnate

EWING · 7.6.7.6.D · words William Walsham How · music Alexander C. Ewing

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O Word of God Incarnate pur host gift from of God's the est un di on dom ceived Wis fore A Be Re O lamp furled; gold, vine; high; make float Church Word God Thy eth from of The 1. O 2. 4. O 3. It Sav ban ior, ner ter nate, like a dear in her Church, dear Mas car as dark earth our A of ling to dark true bove all Light Thy light, the the of old; world; shine; sky; bear shin still Truth eth O'er be that un To It And O na bea lift chang O tions con eth ing, the a she un changed, light like fore the their life's of to ing are lowed hal path surg truth this o'er gems from trace, sea, stored; page, is teach is praise the By Thy the Thee We O It It pil cas ra That Where That com grims pass ket diance dering and en the wan chart gold for to Christ, to to ing see guides, Christ, on liv age face Thee O the from face. Thee. Word. age. clouds mists is lan dark heav'n to and and the tern rocks Till, 'Mid It A They end ed, sands ture Shines steps, Of Still ness and drawn our quick pic foot William Walsham How, 1867 EWING 7.6.7.6.D Alexander C. Ewing, 1853
O Word of God Incarnate pur host gift from of God's the est un di on dom ceived Wis fore A Be Re O lamp furled; gold, vine; high; make float Church Word God Thy eth from of The 1. O 2. 4. O 3. It Sav ban ior, ner ter nate, like a dear in her Church, dear Mas car as dark earth our A of ling to dark true bove all Light Thy light, the the of old; world; shine; sky; bear shin still Truth eth O'er be that un To It And O na bea lift chang O tions con eth ing, the a she un changed, light like fore the their life's of to ing are lowed hal path surg truth this o'er gems from trace, sea, stored; page, is teach is praise the By Thy the Thee We O It It pil cas ra That Where That com grims pass ket diance dering and en the wan chart gold for to Christ, to to ing see guides, Christ, on liv age face Thee O the from face. Thee. Word. age. clouds mists is lan dark heav'n to and and the tern rocks Till, 'Mid It A They end ed, sands ture Shines steps, Of Still ness and drawn our quick pic foot William Walsham How, 1867 EWING 7.6.7.6.D Alexander C. Ewing, 1853

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 lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.

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 heaven-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.

3.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.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.

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