Hymn: Father, th’ eternal God, O Thou

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father, th’ eternal God, O Thou