Cantique : is O old Thy being Lord, of

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th’ th’ great Thy uncreated, art,
The eternal Thou Lord, is AM! eternal old,
Before O of began!
For being past Father I

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a infinite with God art!
The same become,
Yet share,
And as man completeness Although Thou Thou God eternal with dost art! Thou men

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precede! first,
None origin, art decreed!
Before other the was Thine creation Thyself same the foremost, God,
Before doth Thou as

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Thyself,
Nor changest is eternity!
None never after there is lasting as as thru any time,
Thy are Thou Thee! all to years

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and Omega First,
Thou as the the Last! Father, art art the the diff’ring and same hast!
Thou not,
The perfection Alpha too Thou Just

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years,
Extol marvel endless for all for Thine boundlessness! perfectness!
Admiring Thy at Thy praise Thee vast,
We Thy fulness Thee We

is O old Thy being Lord, of