PURPOSE

God’s purpose is that He should bless -

He blessed before the assault of sin

And blessed still though the fall came in:

But once sin’s challenge had begun

God showed the heart He would express

By blessing only in the Son.

God’s purpose is that He should dwell -

He intervened thus to reverse

Man’s state since he had proved perverse;

He sent His Son to draw us near,

To cleanse our hearts, and to dispel

Man’s need to hide from God in fear.

God’s purpose is that He should rule -

With all conforming to His will.

And in the time of faith, until

Christ intervenes as Judge and King

He rules among the people who’ll

Share His reign over everything.