GRH 464 O Word of God Incarnate

(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 Thee, her Master,
Received the gift divine,
And still that light she lifteth
O’er all the earth to shine:
It is the sacred casket,
Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heav’n drawn picture
Of Thee, the living Word.

(3)
O make Thy church, dear Saviour,
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.