O Word of God, how mar­vel­ous
Thy wis­dom and thy pow­er!
How ma­ni­fold thy migh­ti­ness
To meet our need each hour!

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O Word of God, how won­drous­ly
Does thy sweet voice re­sound;
What gra­cious lov­ing kind­ness­es
In ev­ery tone abound!

With sound of thy sweet pro­mis­es
Our long­ing hearts beat time;
Thy mes­sag­es waft me­lo­dy,
Like bells at ev­en­ing chime!

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Thy warn­ings sound, how so­lemn­ly,
Alarms deep toned and dark;
Like fog bells on the roc­ky coast
That guide the storm tossed bark!

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Thy pi­lot­ing how sure, how safe,
Until, all break­ers passed,
We tri­umph o’er each hur­ri­cane,
And an­chor, home at last!

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