Hymn: God, th’ eternal Thou Father, O

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

God, th’ eternal Thou Father, O