Boundless Living God Eternal

Boundless Living God Eternal,

Virtue pre-existing time,

Awesome is Your righteous working;

Marvelous Your grand design.

 

Triune Self-revealing Genius,

Humble Self-exalted Truth,

Erring not, in love directing

Sovereign purposes on earth.

 

Traceless like the wind of heaven

Moved within the laws of force,

Works Your free, effective Presence

On its planned, omniscient course.

 

Keen upon the heart inquiring;

Causing circumstance to bear

In the unseen orchestration

Of Your grace and answered prayer.

 

Boundless Living God Eternal,

Active Spirit; Sinless Mind,

Sweeping history in Thy purpose;

Fathomless Your grand design.

 

-- K. Hartnett, August 2001

 

For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor?  For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things.  To Him be the glory forever, Amen.  (Romans 11:34, 36)

 

The seed for this poem was planted in my mind during a year-end review among small group leaders in our church where we were all asked to share how the Lord had changed lives and answered prayer during the course of the year.  I had one of those 'goose bump' moments when I sensed how purposeful, active, mysterious and powerful God was at work all around me.