This hymns was written over 30 yeaars ago after reading Stephen Hawking's Brief history of time
1 The God of cosmic question
Surprises by his birth,
Not in some new dimension
But on this ravaged earth!
2 In quasars, quarks and pulsars
We seek the cosmic truth:
The ground of our existence
That set creation loose,
3 And human senses lead us,
Through all they analyse,
From arrogance to wonder,
To spiritual surprise.
4 But senses have their limits:
Unanswered still there lies
The single, deepest question
Our intellect supplies.
5 Yet history proffers insight:
The Christ of time and space
Speaks of a God incarnate
Amid this curious race:
6 Alive within our compass,
Upon this ravaged earth,
The God of cosmic question
Surprises by his birth!
Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
© 1991 Stainer & Bell Ltd
7 6 7 6 Iambic Tunes: KINGS LYNN (also COSMIC QUESTION)
Published in Blinded by the Dazzle
Alternative second verse -
2 At scientific frontiers
We seek the cosmic truth:
The ground of our existence
That set creation loose,
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