詩歌： Thou eternal th’ Father, O God,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou eternal th’ Father, O God,