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O Word of God Incarnate

WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN · 7.6.7.6.D · words William Walsham How · music Johann Steuerlein

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O Word of God Incarnate of God's the dom on di pur host gift from A Be Re O lamp fore ceived Wis gold, furled; vine; high; est un Thy eth from of 4. O 3. It 2. The 1. O make float Church Word Sav ban Mas car ior, ner ter nate, God Church, like her dear in dear a light, the the of dark to as dark earth our Thy A O'er O true bove all Light old; world; shine; sky; of ling be eth that un bear shin still Truth To It And O na bea lift chang tions con eth ing, fore like light changed, the a she un path surg truth hal to ing are lowed their life's of the trace, sea, stored; page, teach is chart gold for is Thy the the Thee praise O It It We diance grims pass ket wan this o'er gems from By That Where That the dering and en cas com ra pil Thee O the from to ing face Christ, liv age They Still Of Shines see guides, Christ, on face. Thee. Word. age. to to and and the tern clouds mists is lan Till, 'Mid It A end quick pic foot ed, sands ture steps, heav'n dark rocks to ness and drawn our William Walsham How, 1867 WIE LIEBLICH IST DER MAIEN 7.6.7.6.D Johann Steuerlein, 1575

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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