The Celebration Hymnal ‎#414

414. O Word of God Incarnate

1 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.

2 The Church from You, dear Master
Received the gift divine,
And still that light is lifted
O'er all the earth to shine.
It is the chart and compass
That o'er life's surging sea,
Amid the rocks and quicksands,
Still guides, O Christ, to Thee.

3 O make Your Church, dear Savior,
A lamp of burnished 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O Word of God incarnate
• Title: O Word of God Incarnate
• Author: William W. How
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1997
• Topic: The Living Church: The Word of God

Tune Information

• Name: MUNICH
• Arranger: Felix Mendelssohn
• Meter: 7.6.7.6.D.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Neuvermehrtes Gesangbuch, Meiningen, 1693