INTROIT

Of the Father’s Love Begotten … 13th Century Plainsong

1. 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.

2. At his word the worlds were framèd;
He commanded, it was done:
Heav’n 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.]

3. He was 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.]

4. O that birth forever blessèd,
When the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving,
Bore the Savior of our race,
And the babe, the world’s Redeemer,
First revealed his sacred face—
[Evermore and evermore.]

ANTHEM

In the Beginning was the Word … V. Singh

(Verse 1)

In the beginning was the Word

And the Word was with God.

In the beginning was the Word

Now He dwells within my heart.

And the Word came down as flesh.

Taking form in lowly birth.

He’s the very Son of God

Who created heaven and earth.

(Verse 2)

In the beginning was the Word

And the Word Himself was God.

In the beginning was the Word

Now He dwells within my heart.

And in the Word is Life

Which became the Light of men

That the world can’t overcome;

In His life, we live again!

To all who will receive the Word,

To those believing in His Name,

He empowers to be sons of God…

And the Word came down as flesh.

Taking form in lowly birth.

He’s the very Son of God

Who created heaven and earth.

BENEDICTION

I have peace like a river … Traditional Spiritual