WEEK ONE | DAY THREE | HEBREWS 1:1-9
The lyrics of this song come from a poem dating back to the 400s. The author, Spanish lawyer and judge Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348–c. 413), was considered the first great poet of the Latin church. The Trinity, a topic of intense theological debate during this era, is beautifully articulated in Prudentius’ poem praising Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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 …
O THAT BIRTH FOREVER BLESSED, 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 …
O YE HEIGHTS OF HEAV’N ADORE HIM; ANGEL HOSTS, HIS PRAISES SING,
POW’RS, DOMINIONS, BOW BEFORE HIM, AND EXTOL OUR GOD AND KING;
LET NO TONGUE ON EARTH BE SILENT,
EVERY VOICE IN CONCERT RING …
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 DOMINION, AND ETERNAL VICTORY,
EVERMORE AND EVERMORE!
“Let no tongue on earth be silent,” reminds us of Christ-followers worldwide who, like Prudentius, boldly share God’s love in difficult places and challenging times. How is God calling you to share His love with people near and far?
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