"O Word of God Incarnate"
                         by William W. How, 1823-1897
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
              (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.212



        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 her dear Master
        Received the gift divine,
        And still that light she lifteth
        O'er all the earth to shine.
        It is the golden casket
        Where gems of truth are stored;
        It is the heaven-drawn picture
        Of Christ, the living Word.

	3. 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 quicksands,
	Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.

	4. Oh, make Thy Church, dear Savior, 
	A lamp of burnished gold
	To bear before the nations
	Thy true light as of old!
	Oh, teach Thy wand'ring pilgrims
	By this their path to trace
	Till, clouds and darkness ended,
	They see Thee face to face! Amen.

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        Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Hymn #294
        Text: Ps. 119:105
        Author: William W. How, 1867
        Tune: "Munich"
        1st Published in: _Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch_
        Town: Meiningen, 1693
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                           "O Word of God Incarnate"
                         by William W. How, 1823-1897
                                  Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
              (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942) p.212



        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 her dear Master
        Received the gift divine,
        And still that light she lifteth
        O'er all the earth to shine.
        It is the golden casket
        Where gems of truth are stored;
        It is the heaven-drawn picture
        Of Christ, the living Word.

	3. 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 quicksands,
	Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.

	4. Oh, make Thy Church, dear Savior, 
	A lamp of burnished gold
	To bear before the nations
	Thy true light as of old!
	Oh, teach Thy wand'ring pilgrims
	By this their path to trace
	Till, clouds and darkness ended,
	They see Thee face to face! Amen.

        _______________________________________________________
        Notes from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Hymn #294
        Text: Ps. 119:105
        Author: William W. How, 1867
        Tune: "Munich"
        1st Published in: _Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch_
        Town: Meiningen, 1693
        _________________________________________________________
          This text was converted to ascii format for Project
        Wittenberg by Debbie Harris and is in the public domain.
          You may freely distribute, copy or print this text.
            Please direct any comments or suggestions to: 
                      Rev. Robert E. Smith 
           Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary

                     E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu

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