詩歌： O eternal God, th’ Thou Father,

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

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

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

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

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

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

O eternal God, th’ Thou Father,