Of the Father’s Love Begotten by Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius DIVINUM MYSTERIUM—Plainsong, mode V, 12th century (arr. Charles Winfred Douglas) Of the Father’s Love Begotten 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 O that birth for ever blessed, When the Virgin, full of grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bore the Saviour