Cantique : th’ eternal Thou Father, God, O

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

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

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

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

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

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

th’ eternal Thou Father, God, O