詩歌： Father, eternal Thou God, th’ O

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primal O began! than the God, eternal ancients great are,
Before the Father, ancient uncreated, Thou,
The age th’ I AM!
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end! space without Thou God,
All transcend!
The eternity,
Without Thou dost fulness and everlasting of beginning, time art From

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

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

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

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

Father, eternal Thou God, th’ O