Hymn: O Thou God, eternal th’ Father,

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

O Thou God, eternal th’ Father,