詩歌： Father, God, th’ O Thou eternal

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father, God, th’ O Thou eternal