Of The Father's Love Begotten

Of The Father's Love Begotten

Version 3

Words: Corde Natus Ex Parentis, Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-413)
Translated to English by John Mason Neale, 1854,
and Sir Henry Williams Baker, 1859

Music: "Divinum Mysterium," Sanctus trope, 11th Century
MIDI / Noteworthy Composer / PDF / XML
Meter: 87 87 877

Source: The Hymnal. New York: James Pott & Co., 1889, #52, pp. 41-42.

1. Of the Father's love begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He the 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!

2. Oh that ever-blessed birthday,
When the Virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving,
Bare the Savior of our race;
And the Child, the world's Redeemer,
First displayed His sacred face,
Evermore and evermore!

3. Praise Him, O ye heaven of heavens!
Praise Him, angels in their height!
Every power and every virtue
Sing the praise of God aright:
Let no tongue of man be silent,
Let each heart and voice unite,
Evermore and evermore!

4. Thee let age, and Thee let manhood,
Thee let choirs of infants sing;
Thee the matrons and the virgins,
And the children answering:
Let their guileless song re-echo,
And their heart its praises bring,
Evermore and evermore.

5. Christ, to Thee with God the Father,
And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,
Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving,
And unwearied praises be:
Honor, glory, and domination,
And eternal victory,
Evermore and evermore!

Translations of the Latin lyrics include:

Of The Father's Heart Begotten - WJ Blew (1852-1855)
Of The Father Sole Begotten - Neale, Hymnal Noted, Part II (1856)
Offspring Of The Eternal Father - Chambers, Lauda Syon. Part I. (1857)
Born Of God The Father‘s Bosom - Keble (1857)
Of The Father’s Will Begotten - Baker, Hymns (1859)
Of The Father's Love Begotten - Version 1 - Baker, Hymns Ancient And Modern (1861), with notes and sheet music
Of the Father's Love Begotten - Version 2 - The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal
Of The Father's Love Begotten - Version 3 - The Hymnal (1889)
Of the Father's Heart Begotten - Davis, The English Hymnal (1906)

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