Hymns for the Living Church ‎#494

494. Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds

1 Eternal God, whose power upholds
Both flow'r and flaming star,
To whom there is no here nor there,
No time, no near nor far,
No alien race, no foreign shore,
No child unsought, unknown,
O send us forth as prophets true,
To make all lands Thine own!

2 O God of truth, whom science seeks
And rev'rent souls adore,
Who lightest every earnest mind
Of every clime and shore,
Dispel the gloom of error’s night,
Of ignorance and fear,
Until true wisdom from above
Shall make life’s pathway clear!

3 O God of beauty, oft revealed
In dreams of human art,
In speech that flows to melody,
In holiness of heart,
Teach us to ban all ugliness
That blinds our hearts to Thee,
Till all shall know the loveliness
Of lives made fair and free.

4 O God of righteousness and grace,
Seen in the Christ, Thy Son,
Whose life and death reveal Thy face,
By whom Thy will was done,
Inspire Thy heralds of good news
To live Thy life divine,
Till Christ has formed in all mankind
And every land is Thine!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Eternal God, whose pow'r upholds
• Title: Eternal God, Whose Power Upholds
• Author: Henry H. Tweedy (1929)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1974
• Scripture:
  Psalm 92:2
  ;
  Colossians 2:9
  ;
  James 3:17
• Topic: Arts and Artists; God the Father: Majesty and Power
• Copyright: Words used by permission of the Hymn Society of America

Tune Information

• Name: PILGRIM
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: d minor
• Source: Southern Harmony, 1835