诗歌： eternal Father, O Thou God, th'

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

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

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

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

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

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

eternal Father, O Thou God, th'