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SDA Hymnal 116

Of the Father's Love Begotten

Words: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius; trans. John Mason NealeMusic: 13th century plainsongTune: Divinum Mysterium87.87.887

1Of 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!

2O 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 ring,
Evermore and evermore!

3Christ, 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 dominion,
And eternal victory,
Evermore and evermore!

Words: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius; trans. John Mason Neale
Music: 13th century plainsong
Tune: Divinum Mysterium
Meter: 87.87.887
Scripture: Revelation 1:8; Colossians 1:16-17

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 · the hymnal prints 87.87.887
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDBE

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Verse 1

Of the Father's love begotten,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Ere the worlds began to be,/˘/˘/˘˘7B

He is Alpha and Omega,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

He the source, the ending He,˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Of the things that are, that have been,˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘8D

And that future years shall see,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Evermore and evermore!/˘/˘/˘/7E

Verse 2

O ye heights of heaven adore Him;˘//˘/˘˘/˘9A

Angel hosts, His praises sing;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Powers, dominions, bow before Him,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

And extol our God and King;˘˘//˘/˘/8B

Let no tongue on earth be silent,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Every voice in concert ring,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Evermore and evermore!/˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 3

Christ, to Thee with God the Father,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving,/˘/˘///˘8C

And unwearied praises be:˘???/˘˘7B

Honor, glory, and dominion,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8D

And eternal victory,˘˘/˘/˘˘7E

Evermore and evermore!/˘/˘/˘/7F

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.