Cantique : God, th’ O Father, Thou eternal

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

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

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

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

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

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

God, th’ O Father, Thou eternal