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Of the Fa-ther’s heart begoten
Ere the world from chaos rose,
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the Source and He the close
Of whatever is or hasbeen,
Or the future years disclose,
Saeculorum saeculis.
At his word was all created;
He commanded it was done;
Earth and Heav’n and depths of ocean,
In their threefold order one;
All that grows be-neath the shining
Of the orbs of moon and sun
Saeculorum saeculis.
He assummed this mortal body,
Frail and feeble, doomed to die,
That the race from dust created
Might not perish utterly,
Which the dreadful Law had sentenced
In the depths of hell to lie
Saeculorum saeculis.
O that birth, forever blessed!
When the Vir-gin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost concieving
Bore the savior ofour race,
And the child, the world’s redemer
First revealed His sacred face,
Saeculorum saeculis.
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