Common Praise ‎#531

531. O Christ the word incarnate

1 O Christ the Word 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 precious treasury
where gems of truth are stored;
it is the heaven-drawn picture
of Christ, the living Word.

3 O make thy Church, dear Saviour,
a lamp of burnished 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O Christ the word incarnate
• Author: W. Walsham How, 1823-1897
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2000
• Scripture:
  1 Corinthians 1:24
  ;
  1 Corinthians 1:30
  ;
  1 Corinthians 13:12
  ;
  James 1:17
  ;
  John 1:14
  ;
  Psalm 119:14
  ;
  Revelation 1:20

Tune Information

• Name: BENTLEY
• Composer: J. P. Hullah
• Meter: 76 76 D
• Key: D Major