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O Word of God Incarnate

PASSION CHORALE · 7.6.7.6.D · words William Walsham How · music Hans Leo Hassler

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O Word of God Incarnate on of di pur host gift from lamp fore ceived Wis the dom God's gold, furled; vine; high; est un Thy eth from of Church, like her God 4. O 3. It 2. The 1. O make float Church Word A Be Re O ior, ner ter nate, dear dear a in car Mas ban Sav dark light, to as dark earth our true bove all Light the of the old; world; shine; sky; of ling be eth that un fore like light changed, bear shin still Truth To It And O Thy A O'er O tions con eth ing, she the a un chang lift bea na their ket the of life's hal truth surg path That By Where from pass grims gems That o'er this page, stored; sea, trace, are ing to lowed diance Thy Thee the the praise is is teach We It It O ra cas com pil wan chart gold for the en and dering Thee O the from liv face Christ, age They Still Of Shines see guides, Christ, on face. Thee. Word. age. to to ing to and and the tern dark rocks heav'n to Till, 'Mid It A clouds mists is lan ed, sands ture steps, end ness and drawn our quick pic foot William Walsham How, 1867 PASSION CHORALE 7.6.7.6.D Hans Leo Hassler, 1601

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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