Eternity and Deity of Christ

Verse 1

Hail! high, exalted, righteous man, First of the ways of God! Whose work of love in thee began, As wintess'd by thy blood.

Verse 2

Before the sons of God declar'd With shouts, their solemn joy; Or songs of morning stars were heard, As pure without alloy:

Verse 3

Thy early day, proclaim'd thee then, The first born child of grace: Great representative of men, Before the Father's face.

Verse 4

The great invisible we see, In thee, and thee alone: To men, and angels out of thee, The Godhead is unknown.

Verse 5

God's noble works shine in thy face, Thou his infinite thought; Creation, providence, and grace, In thee, decreed and wrought.