Of the Father's Love Begotten

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

Of the Father’s love begotten
Ere the world began to be.
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the source, the ending He.
Of the things that that have been,
And that future years shall see
Evermore and evermore.

Oh, that birth forever blessed,
When the virgin full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving,
Bore the Savior of our race.
And the babe, the world’s redeemer,
First revealed His sacred face
Evermore and evermore.

Oh…

O ye heights of heaven adore Him.
Angel hosts His praises sing.
Powr’s, 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.

Oh…

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius
Translated by H.W. Baker & J.M. Neale
Adaptation by Matt Preston
CCLI# 7140764

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About this song: This song is most often used as a Christmas song, and it is in large part a sung profession of faith, drawing on several lines from the Nicene Creed.