A HYMN FOR TODAY
O Word of God incarnate,
O Wisdom from on high,
O Truth unchanged, unchanging,
O Light of our dark sky:
We praise you for the radiance
That from the hallowed page,
A lantern to our footsteps,
Shines on from age to age.
The Scripture is a banner
Before God’s host unfurled;
It is a shining beacon
Above the darkling world.
It is a sacred vessel
Where gems of truth are stored;
It is the heav’n-drawn picture
Of Christ, the living Word.
O make Your church, dear Savior,
A lamp of purest gold,
To bear before the nations
Your true light as of old.
O teach your wand’ring pilgrims
By this their path to trace,
Till, clouds and darkness ended,
They see You face to face.
7.6.7.6.D – William W. How, 1867
Tune: MUNICH – Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch, 1693
#279 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012
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