When the Word of God was first heard on earth Each hill and dale with love was drawn And the darkness fled, the chaos dispersed From the emptiness all life was born When the Word of God to the prophets came The Spirit breathed through every page So each word and phrase now carries Christ's name And his glory shines from age to age Come let us hear your precious voice And send us out with hearts rejoicing All who have ears come let us hear How great, how great is our God When the Word of God in the cradle lay God's love was clothed in human flesh The eternal Word through whom all was made Came into his world and took a breath When the Word of God made this world his home He calmed the storms and stilled the waves Melted hearts that once had been made of stone Spoke with words of life and emptied graves Come let us hear your precious voice And send us out with hearts rejoicing All who have ears come let us hear How great, how great is our God As the Word of God comes to us today May emptiness be turned to praise May our darkest fears be driven away As our glorious Saviour fills our gaze Come let us hear your precious voice