1 Your word is like a lamp, O Lord,
And like a light to guide our way;
For in this ever-changing world,
It bears your promise every day.
2 You showed your love to Israel,
And to the world you sent your Son.
A witness without parallel,
The scriptures tell what you have done.
3 You speak your word in history,
To cultures bound by time and place.
Yet in the Bible we can see
The boundless reaching of your grace.
4 God, open wide each heart and mind
By your own Spirit, now we pray,
That in your scriptures we may find
New strength to serve you every day.
