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SDA Hymnal 275

O God of Light

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1O God of light, Your Word, a lamp unfailing,
Shall pierce the darkness of our earthbound way

RefrainAnd show Your grace, Your plan for us unveiling,
And quest­ing mortals longing for Your healing,
That myriad tongues, in one great anthem blending,
And guide our footsteps to the perfect day.
Who wrote with eager or reluc­tant pen.
See Your compassion and celebrate Your gift of grace.
May praise and celebrate Your gift of grace.

2s days of old, through blind and will­ful ages,
Though we rebelled, You gently sought again,

3Undimmed by time, those words are still revealing
To sinful hearts Your justice and Your grace;

4To all the world Your summons You are sending,
Through all the earth and every land and race,

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Verse 1

O God of light, Your Word, a lamp unfailing,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11A
Shall pierce the darkness of our earthbound way˘/˘/˘˘/˘///11B

Verse 2

s days of old, through blind and will­ful ages,//˘///˘/˘/˘11A
Though we rebelled, You gently sought again,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10B

Verse 3

Undimmed by time, those words are still revealing???˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A
To sinful hearts Your justice and Your grace;˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/10B

Verse 4

To all the world Your summons You are sending,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
Through all the earth and every land and race,//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11B

Refrain

And show Your grace, Your plan for us unveiling,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
And quest­ing mortals longing for Your healing,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11B
That myriad tongues, in one great anthem blending,˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘12C
And guide our footsteps to the perfect day.˘//˘//˘˘˘//11D
Who wrote with eager or reluc­tant pen.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/10E
See Your compassion and celebrate Your gift of grace./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/13F
May praise and celebrate Your gift of grace.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10F

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.