詩歌： Father, God, th’ O Thou eternal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father, God, th’ O Thou eternal