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.