Dear Lord, Thou art the Word of God

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.

Thou art Thyself the very God,
  Thou dost embody Him;
In Thee is manifested God,
  And we see God therein.

Effulgence of God’s glory, Thou,
  By Thee God shines on us;
Expression of His substance, Thou,
  In Thee He’s real to us.

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.

In Thee the grace of God subsists,
  God we enjoy in Thee;
His truth in Thee is also found,
  His full reality.

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.

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.