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 radianceThat from the hallow'd page,A lamp to guide our footsteps,Shine on from age to age.2.The Church from her dear MasterReceived the gift divine,And still that light she liftethO'er all the earth to shine;It is the golden casketWhere gems of truth are stored,It is the heav'n drawn pictureOf Christ, the living Word.3.It floateth like a bannerBefore God's host unfurled:It shineth like a beaconAbove the darkling world;It is the chart and compassThat o'er life's surging sea,Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.4.O make Thy Church, dear Saviour,A lamp of purest gold,To bear before the nationsThy true light as of old;O teach Thy wand'ring pilgrimsBy this their path to trace,Till, clouds and darkness ended,They see Thee face to face. Amen.