诗歌： th' Father, eternal God, O Thou

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

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

3

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

4

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

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

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

th' Father, eternal God, O Thou