God, Whose Glory Reigns Eternal

1 God, whose glory reigns eternal,
Spanning space as well as time,
Show us signs in seed and kernel,
Life potential, hope sublime.
Grant us insight, all discerning,
Seeing truth beyond bare fact,
Love translating all our learning
Into pow'r to be and act.

2 In Christ's healing touch and teaching
We see life as you intend,
Selfless love to others reaching,
Pain and brokenness to end.
And when hungry folk are nourished,
Filled by hope and word and bread,
These are signs your reign has flourished
And from bondage we are led.

3 Now we ponder life's great myst'ry
Suff'ring savior, cross enthroned,
Past and future in one hist'ry
Our mortality Christ owned.
And as resurrection's glory
Shines into the empty tomb,
We, too, tell the ancient story,
Joy dispelling all the gloom.