Cantique : Thou God, eternal th’ O Father,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou God, eternal th’ O Father,