诗歌： eternal th' O Thou Father, God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

eternal th' O Thou Father, God,