Hymn: Thou God, eternal O th’ Father,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou God, eternal O th’ Father,