詩歌： Thou God, O Father, eternal th’

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou God, O Father, eternal th’