1 Lord, who didst the prophets teach
To prepare Thy way of old;
And by Thy apostles preach
Truths of wisdom manifold;
2 Teach us to behold Thee, Lord,
Present in the sacred page,
Living Word in written word;
Coming thus to every age.
3 Coming in King David’s psalms,
In Isaiah’s trumpet-call,
In St. John’s deep, quiet calms,
In the glowing fires of Paul.
4 Coming brightly from afar
To the lands with darkness dim,
On the evangelic car
Of Thy fourfold cherubim.
5 Thus, O blessèd Lord, when we
On Thy Holy Scriptures look,
May we ever worship Thee,
Coming in Thy sacred book.
6 So, when as a scroll is past
Heav’n, and earth with all its strife,
We may see our names at last
Written in the Book of Life.
Source: The Cyber Hymnal #16063