Jackson Snyder
Biblical Literature ArcCenter
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!
At His Word
the words were framèd; He commanded; it was done:
Heaven 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!
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!
O 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!
This is He
Whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord;
Whom the
voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word;
Now He
shines, the long expected,
Let creation
praise its Lord, evermore and evermore!
O ye heights
of heaven adore Him; angel hosts, His praises sing;
Powers,
dominions, bow before Him, and extol our God and King!
Let no
tongue on earth be silent,
Every voice
in concert sing, evermore and evermore!
Righteous
judge of souls departed, righteous King of them that live,
On the
Father’s throne exalted none in might with Thee may strive;
Who at last
in vengeance coming
Sinners from
Thy face shalt drive, evermore and evermore!
Thee let old
men, thee let young men, thee let boys in chorus sing;
Matrons,
virgins, little maidens, with glad voices answering:
Let their
guileless songs re-echo,
And the
heart its music bring, evermore and evermore!
Christ, to
Thee with God the Father, and, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,
Hymn and
chant with high thanksgiving, and unwearied praises be:
Honor,
glory, and dominion,
And eternal
victory, evermore and evermore!