1 

Dear Lord, Thou art the Word of God,

   Thou art God's very Son;

Thou art His holy image true,

   And with Him ever one.

 2 

Thou art Thyself the very God,

   Thou dost embody Him;

In Thee is manifested God,

   And we see God therein.

 3 

Effulgence of God's glory, Thou,

   By Thee God shines on us;

Expression of His substance, Thou,

   In Thee He's real to us.

 4 

In Thee God is the life to us,

   In Thee He is the light;

In Thee His nature we partake

   And with Him we unite.

 5 

In Thee the grace of God subsists,

   God we enjoy in Thee;

His truth in Thee is also found,

   His full reality.

 6 

In Thee God's fulness we receive,

   Which fills from grace to grace;

In Thee with God we're mingled here,

   Till one in every phase.

 7 

O Lord our God, we worship Thee,

   In Thee we have our all;

Thyself we treasure in our heart,

   Thy Name we love to call.