"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. And when our earthly race is run, Death's bitter hour impending, Then may Thy work in us begun Continue till life's ending, Until we gladly may commend Our souls into our Savior's hand To rest in peace eternal.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
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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