Word Supreme, Before Creation ALLELUIA, DULCE CARMEN—Essay on the Church Plain Chant, 1782 Word Supreme, Before Creation 1 Word Supreme, before creation Born of God eternally, Who didst will for our salvation To be born on earth, and die; Well Thy Saints have kept their station, Watching till Thine hour draw nigh. 2 Now ’tis come, and faith espies Thee; Like an eaglet in the morn, One in steadfast worship eyes Thee, Thy beloved, Thy latest born: In Thy glory he descries Thee Reigning from