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God has spoken by His prophets.

.i George W Briggs



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God has spoken by His prophets,

spoken His unchanging word;

each from age to age proclaiming

God the One, the righteous Lord;

in the world's despair and turmoil

one firm anchor still holds fast:

God is King,

His throne eternal,

God the First and God the Last.



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God has spoken by Christ Jesus,

Christ, the everlasting Son;

brightness of the Father's glory,

with the Father ever one:

spoken by the Word incarnate,

Life, before all time began,

Light of light to earth descending,

God, revealed as Son of Man.



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God is speaking by His Spirit

speaking to our hearts again;

in the age - long word expounding

God's own message, now as then.

Through the rise and fall of nations

one sure faith is standing fast:

God abides, His word unchanging,

God the First and God the Last.

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