God Hath Spoken by the Prophets

God hath spoken by the prophets, spoken the unchanging Word,
each from age to age proclaiming, God the One, the righteous Lord!
'Mid the world's despair and turmoil, one firm anchor holdeth fast:
God eternal reigns forever, God the first, and God the last.

God hath 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, ere time was born;
Light of Light, to earth descending, Christ, as God in human form.

God yet speaketh by the Spirit, speaketh to our hearts again;
in the age-long Word expounding God's own message, now as then.
Thru the rise and fall of nations, one sure faith yet standing fast,
God abides, the Word unchanging, God the first, and God the last.

WORDS: George W. Briggs, 1952
MUSIC: Thomas J. Williams, 1890
(taken from the United Methodist Hymnal)