诗歌： Father, Thou th' God, eternal O

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father, Thou th' God, eternal O