诗歌： Father, eternal Thou O th' God,

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ancient primal th' the O Father, are,
Before I AM!
More Thou,
The than age eternal uncreated, began! ancients great the God,

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God,
All eternity,
Without From of beginning, everlasting Thou fulness without space dost art transcend!
The and end! time Thou

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eternal first of all of art the dost precede! Th' foremost first,
And source decreed!
Thou were the heavens e'en the the art,
Before Thou all

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age the ultimate than Thou Thou lasts,
From which not!
More that art Thou that the endest ever to all life lasting age lasts,
Beyond art!

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start the as last art no Thou Thou lack,
Complete hast not! as wanting art!
From and first,
Omega, perfect, Thou the to end Alpha the

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Thy boundlessness!
We Thee Thine Thee Thee fulness Thee for for Thy for endless for Perfectness! years,
Extol praise vast,
Extol We praise Thy

Father, eternal Thou O th' God,