Hymn: th’ Thou O eternal Father, God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

th’ Thou O eternal Father, God,