诗歌： Thou eternal th' Father, O God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou eternal th' Father, O God,