Hymn: God, Father, th’ eternal Thou O

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

God, Father, th’ eternal Thou O