God who spoke in the beginning
Representative text
As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 87.
Verse 1
God who spoke in the beginning, Forming rock and shaping spar, Set all life and growth in motion, Earthly world and distant star; He who calls the earth to order Is the ground of what we are.
Verse 2
God who spoke thro’ men and nations, Thro’ events long past and gone, Showing still today His purpose, Speaks supremely through His Son; He who calls the earth to order Gives His word and it is done.
Verse 3
God whose speech becomes incarnate - Christ is servant, Christ is Lord - Calls us to a life of service, Heart and will to action stirred; He who uses man’s obedience Has the first and final word.