1
In the bosom of the Father,
Ere the ages had begun,
Thou wast in the Father’s glory,
God’s unique begotten Son.
When to us the Father gave Thee,
Thou in person wast the same,
All the fulness of the Father
In the Spirit to proclaim.
Ere the ages had begun,
Thou wast in the Father’s glory,
God’s unique begotten Son.
When to us the Father gave Thee,
Thou in person wast the same,
All the fulness of the Father
In the Spirit to proclaim.
2
By Thy death and resurrection,
Thou wast made God’s firstborn Son;
By Thy life to us imparting,
Was Thy duplication done.
We, in Thee regenerated,
Many sons to God became;
Truly as Thy many brethren,
We are as Thyself the same.
Thou wast made God’s firstborn Son;
By Thy life to us imparting,
Was Thy duplication done.
We, in Thee regenerated,
Many sons to God became;
Truly as Thy many brethren,
We are as Thyself the same.
3
Once Thou wast the only grain, Lord,
Falling to the earth to die,
That thru death and resurrection
Thou in life may multiply.
We were brought forth in Thy nature
And the many grains became;
As one loaf we all are blended,
All Thy fulness to proclaim.
Falling to the earth to die,
That thru death and resurrection
Thou in life may multiply.
We were brought forth in Thy nature
And the many grains became;
As one loaf we all are blended,
All Thy fulness to proclaim.
4
We’re Thy total reproduction,
Thy dear Body and Thy Bride,
Thine expression and Thy fulness,
For Thee ever to abide.
We are Thy continuation,
Thy life-increase and Thy spread,
Thy full growth and Thy rich surplus,
One with Thee, our glorious Head.
Thy dear Body and Thy Bride,
Thine expression and Thy fulness,
For Thee ever to abide.
We are Thy continuation,
Thy life-increase and Thy spread,
Thy full growth and Thy rich surplus,
One with Thee, our glorious Head.
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Tirane, Albania
We’re Thy total reproduction,
Thy dear Body and Thy Bride,
Thine expression and Thy fulness,
For Thee ever to abide.
We are Thy continuation,
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Once Thou wast the only grain, Lord,
Falling to the earth to die,
That thru death and resurrection
Thou in life may multiply.
We were brought forth in Thy nature
And the many grains became;
As one loaf we all are blended,
All Thy fulness to proclaim
Gig Harbor, WA, United States
Everything in this hymn points to Gods provision all for man’s satisfaction, fulfillment and enjoyment. We then express what Christ has worked into us as His duplication. God has a plan and oh what a gift!!!!
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
We must pay our full attention to stanza 4 of this hymn. This stanza reveals that the church is God’s total reproduction, God’s dear Body, God’s bride, God’s expression, God’s fullness, God’s continuation, God’s life-increase, God’s spread, God’s full growth, and God’s rich surplus. We may have sung this hymn many times without any impression of its significance. Stanza 4 tells us what the church is. Have we ever considered that as the church we are God’s total reproduction, God’s continuation, and God’s rich surplus? This is why we should pray, “Lord, give me a spirit of wisdom and revelation to sing such a song. ” We need to read and sing this song prayerfully until we really see what the church is in its highest sense. The church is the total reproduction of God.
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Praise the Lord! I can join your life as a portion!
Cypress, CA, United States
PTL for His table mtg!
Lebanon, Nabay, Lebanon
These is very special song for me for praising our Lord JESUS amen.
Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya
Praise Lord, through death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, we have become God’s sons and Jesus Christ as the firstborn.
Tacoma, WA, United States
My mom once asked me where we were before we were born, the Lord quickened this hymn to me in response, “In the bosom of the Father ere the ages had begun... ”
Praise the Lord! I love this hymn.