Cantique : Father, th’ Thou God, eternal O

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father, th’ Thou God, eternal O