Hymn: eternal Father, th’ O Thou God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

eternal Father, th’ O Thou God,