Cantique : God, eternal O Father, th’ Thou

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

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

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

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

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

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

God, eternal O Father, th’ Thou