Classic Poem

But Jove omnipotent, all things by his word who created,
Grieving man to be fall'n, whose love was in him so innated,
Sent from above his word, for man to prepare a returning
Thence where else had he lien through all eternity burning.
So God's only begotten Son came down to redeem us;
Yet did he still himself his Father's glory beteem us:
A body formed with a soul, to his divinity taking,
And to be born of a virgin his humanity making.
Born very God, very man, he a man God, merciful, holy,
Purchased our salvation, was our Saviour wholly:
For by his willing death, he Death's self wholly defeated,
And so us all from eternal death by death rebegetted.
From death again rising, he Death's prince mightily maimed,
Whereby his own from death, to Eternal life he regained.