The Sprit of the Lord revealed
His
will to saints of old;
Their
heart and mind and lips unsealed
His
glory to unfold.
Amid
the gloom of ancient night
They
hailed the dawning Word,
And
in the coming of the light
Proclaimed
the coming Lord.
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The
prophets passed; at length there came
To
sojourn and abide,
The
Word incarnate, to whose name
The
prophets testified;
And
He, the twilight over past,
Himself,
the Light of light,
As
man with man, revealed at last
The
Father to our sight.
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Eternal
Spirit, who dost speak
To
mind and conscience still,
That
we in this our day, may seek
To
do our Father’s will,
To
us the word of life impart,
Of
Christ, the living way;
Give
us the quiet, humble heart
To
hear and to obey.