Cantique : God, Father, th’ Thou eternal O

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

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

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

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

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

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

God, Father, th’ Thou eternal O