Of the Father's Love Begotten

Words and music by Prudentius · tr. John Mason Neale · 1851

Key of F · 72 BPM · 4/4 · Christmas,Adoration · Revelation 22:13

Verse 1

Of the Father's love begotten ere the worlds began to be,
he is Alpha and Omega, he the source, the ending he —
of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see,
evermore and evermore.

Verse 2

At His Word they were created; He commanded; it was done:
Heav'n and earth and depths of ocean In their threefold order
one; All that grows beneath the shining Of the moon and burning sun,
Evermore and evermore!

Verse 3

He is found in human fashion, Death and sorrow here to
know, That the race of Adam's children, Doomed by law to
endless woe, May not henceforth die and perish In the dreadful gulf below,
Evermore and evermore!

Verse 4

Oh that birth forever blessèd! When the virgin, full of
grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bare the Savior of our
race; And the Babe, the world's Redeemer, First revealed His sacred face,
Evermore and evermore!

Verse 5

O ye heights of heav'n adore Him; Angel hosts, His praises
sing; Pow'rs, dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and
King: Let no tongue on earth be silent, Every voice in concert ring,
Evermore and evermore!

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