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458 | Glory to God#459 | 460 |
Text: | O Word of God Incarnate |
Author: | William Walsham How |
Tune: | MUNICH |
Adapter: | Felix Mendelssohn |
Media: | Audio recording |
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 Savior,
received this gift divine;
and still that light is lifted
on all the earth to shine.
It is the chart and compass
that, all life’s voyage through,
amid the rocks and quicksands
still guides, O Christ, to you.
3 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 wandering pilgrims
by this our path to trace,
till, clouds and storms thus ended,
we see you face to face.
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First Line: | O Word of God incarnate |
Title: | O Word of God Incarnate |
Author: | William Walsham How (1867, alt.) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | The Church; Incarnation; Scripture(1 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MUNICH |
Adapter: | Felix Mendelssohn (1847) |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.D |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Source: | Neuvermehrtes Meiningisches Gesangbuch, 1693 |
The opening four lines of this hymn celebrate attributes of Christ that are revealed through holy scripture, which serves as a lantern, a chart, and a compass for the church in seeking to know Christ better. The setting of the tune comes from Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
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Audio recording: | ![]() |