1 God has spoken by His prophets,
Spoken His unchanging Word;
Each from age to age proclaiming
God the one, the righteous Lord.
In the world's despair and turmoil
One firm anchor holds us fast:
God is king, His throne eternal;
God the first, and God the last.
2 God has spoken by Christ Jesus,
Christ, the everlasting Son,
Brightness of the Father's glory,
With the Father ever one;
Spoken by the Word Incarnate,
God of God, before time was;
Light of Light, to earth descending,
He reveals our God to us.
3 God is speaking by His Spirit,
Speaking to our hearts again,
In the ageless Word declaring
His own message, now as then.
Through the rise and fall of nations
One sure faith yet standing fast;
God abides, His Word unchanging;
God the first, and God the last.
| Text Information | |
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| First Line: | God has spoken by His prophets |
| Title: | God Has Spoken by His Prophets |
| Author: | George W. Briggs, 1875-1959 |
| Publication Date: | 2006 |
| Meter: | 87 87 D |
| Scripture: | Hebrews 1:1-3; John 1:1-14; John 12:44-50; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13 |
| Topic: | The Word of God |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | © 1953, renewed 1981 The Hymn Society; admin. Hope Publishing Co. |
| Tune Information | |
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| Name: | REX GLORIAE |
| Composer: | Henry T. Smart, 1813-79 |
| Arranger: | Henry V. Gerike, b. 1948 |
| Meter: | 87 87 D |
| Key: | G Major or modal |
| Copyright: | Setting © 2006, Concordia Publishing House |