Hail Father, Son and Spirit Great

lyricist: Charles Wesley, 1767
Composer: William Croft, 1708

Hail! Fa­ther

Son and Spir­it great

Before the birth of time

Enthroned in ev­er­last­ing state

Jehovah Elo­him!

A mys­ti­cal plu­ra­li­ty

We in the God­head own

Adoring One in Per­sons Three

And Three in na­ture One.

From Thee our be­ing we re­ceive

The crea­tures of Thy grace;

And

raised out of the earth

we live

To sing our mak­er’s praise.

Thy pow­er­ful

wise

and lov­ing mind

Did our cre­ation plan;

And all the glo­ri­ous Per­sons joined

To form Thy fa­vo­rite

man.

Again Thou didst

in coun­cil met

Thy ru­ined work re­store

Established in our first es­tate

To for­feit it no more.

And when we rise in love re­newed

Our souls re­sem­ble Thee

An im­age of the Tri­une God

To all eter­ni­ty.

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