Hymn: th’ O God, Father, eternal Thou

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

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

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

th’ O God, Father, eternal Thou