Of The Father'S Heart Begotten (Arr. David Willcocks)

Of the Father's heart begotten,
Ere the world from chaos rose,
He is Alpha, from that Fountain
All that is and hath been flows
He is Omega, of all things,
Yet to come the mystic Close,
Evermore and evermore.
 
By His Word was all created
He commanded and 'twas done
Earth and sky and boundless ocean,
Universe of three in one,
All that sees the moon's soft radiance,
All that breathes beneath the sun,
Evermore and evermore.
 
This is he, whom seer and sybil
Sang in ages long gone by
This is he of old revealèd
In the page of prophecy
Lo! he comes, the promised Saviour
Let the world his praises cry!
Evermore and evermore.
 
Sing, ye heights of heaven, his praises
Angels and Archangels, sing!
Wheresoe'er ye be, ye faithful,
Let your joyous anthems ring,
Every tongue his name confessing,
Countless voices answering,
Evermore and evermore.
 
Piae Cantiones (1582)