Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace
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Lamp of our feet, whereby we traceOur path when wont to stray;Stream from the fount of heavenly grace;Brook by the traveler's way;
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Bread of our souls, whereon we feed;True manna from on high;Our guide and chart, wherein we readOf realms beyond the sky.
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Pillar of fire through watches dark,And radiant cloud by day;When waves would whelm our tossing bark,Our anchor and our stay;
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Word of the everlasting God;Will of his glorious Son,—Without thee how could earth be trod,Or heaven itself be won?
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Lord, grant us all aright to learnThe wisdom it imparts,And to its heavenly teaching turnWith simple, childlike hearts.