Sunday, May 16, 2021

O Word Of God Incarnate

 


"In the beginning, before all time, was the Word, Christ,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself."
John 1:1


For This Purpose I Have Come
Yongsung Kim
Korean artist


O Word of God Incarnate,

O Wisdom from on high,

O Truth unchanging, 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.


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 heaven-drawn picture

Of Thee, the Living Word.


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 quick-sands,

Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.


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.

Amen



"O Word Of God Incarnate"
(1867)
William Walsham How
(1823-1897)
English Anglican clergyman
and hymn writer
Known for his work among
the poor and with industrial workers.




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