Giffen of The Father's Love Begotten
Giffen of The Father's Love Begotten
Giffen of The Father's Love Begotten
MarcusAureliusClemensPrudentius(348-410?) CORDENATUS
translatedbyJohnMasonNeale(1818-1866) 87.87.87.77
andHenryWilliamsBaker(1821-1877) CharlesH.Giffen
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1Of the Fa - ther's love be - got - ten ere the worlds be - gan to be,
2O that Birth for ev - ver bless - ed! when the Vir - gin, full of grace,
3O ye heights of Heav'n a - dore Him; an - gel hosts, His prais - es sing;
4Christ, to Thee with God the Fa - ther, and, O Ho - ly Ghost to Thee,
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He is Al - pha and O - me - ga, He the source, the end - ing He,
By thy Ho - ly Ghost con - ceiv - ing, bare the Sa - viour of our race;
All do - min - ions, bow be - fore Him, and ex - tol our God and King;
Hymn and chant and high thanks - giv - ing, and un - wear - ied prais - es be;
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Of the things that are, that have been, and that fu - ture years shall see,
And the Babe, the world's Re - deem - er, first re - vealed His sa - cred Face,
Let no tongue on earth be si - lent, ev - 'ry voice in con - cert ring,
Hon - our, glo - ry, and do - min - ion, and e - ter - nal vic - to - ry,
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Ev - er - more and ev - er - more! Sae - cu - lo - rum sae - cu - li!
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