The Everlasting Word

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Thou art the everlasting Word

Author: Josiah Conder
Published in 12 hymnals

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1 THOU art the Everlasting Word,
The Father’s only Son;
God, manifestly seen and heard,
And Heaven's belovèd One.

Refrain:
Worthy, O Lamb of God, art Thou,
That every knee to Thee should bow.

2 In Thee, most perfectly expressed,
The Father’s glories shine;
Of the full Deity possessed;
Eternally divine.

3 But the high myst’ries of Thy name
An angel’s grasp transcend:
The Father only—glorious claim
The Son can comprehend.

4 Yet, loving Thee, on whom His love
Ineffable doth rest,
Thy glorious worshippers above,
As one with Thee, are blest.

Source: Redemption Hymnal #136a

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Author: Josiah Conder

Josiah Conder was born in London, in 1789. He became a publisher, and in 1814 became proprietor of "The Eclectic Review." Subsequently to 1824, he composed a series of descriptive works, called the "Modern Traveller," which appeared in thirty volumes. He also published several volumes of poems and hymns. He was the author of the first "Congregational Hymn Book" (1836). He died in 1855. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A. 1872.… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Thou art the everlasting Word
Title:	The Everlasting Word
Author:	Josiah Conder
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Worthy, O Lamb of God, art Thou
Copyright:	Public Domain