Hymn: eternal O Father, God, th’ Thou

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

2

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

3

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

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

5

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

6

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

eternal O Father, God, th’ Thou