Hymn: O eternal God, th’ Thou Father,

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

O eternal God, th’ Thou Father,