God, who stretched the spangled heavens
Infinite
in time and place,
Flung
the suns in burning radiance
Through
the silent fields of space:
We,
Your children in Your likeness,
Share
inventive powers with You;
Great
Creator, still creating,
Show
us what we yet may do.
2
We
have ventured worlds undreamed of
Since
the childhood of our race;
Known
the ecstacy of winging
Through
untraveled realms of space,
Probed
the secrets of the atom,
Yielding
unimagined power,
Facing
us with life's destruction
Or
our most triumphant hour.
3
As
each far horizon beckons,
May
it challenge us anew:
Children
of creative purpose,
Serving
others, honoring You.
May
our dreams prove rich with promise;
Each
endeavor well begun;
Great
Creator, give us guidance
Till
our goals and Yours are one.