Eternal God, whose power upholds
Both
flower 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, Your prophets true
To
make all lands Your own!
2
O
God of truth, whom science seeks
And
reverent souls adore,
Illumine
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, often revealed
In
dreams of human art,
In
speech that flows to melody,
In
holiness of heart:
Teach
us to ban all ugliness,
And
all dis-harmony,
Till
all shall know the loveliness
Of
lives made fair and free!
4
O
God of righteousness and grace,
Seen
in the Christ, Your Son
Whose
life and death reveal Your face,
By
whom Your will was done;
Help
us to spread Your gracious reign
Till
greed and hate shall cease,
And
kindness dwell in human hearts,
And
all the earth find peace!