| 1 | O Lord, Thy being is of old, |
| | Before th’ eternal past began! |
| | For Thou th’ eternal Father art, |
| | The uncreated, great I AM! |
| 2 | Although a man with men become, |
| | Yet Thou with God eternal art! |
| | The same completeness Thou dost share, |
| | And infinite as God Thou art! |
| 3 | Thine origin, the same as God, |
| | Before creation was decreed! |
| | Before the foremost, Thou art first, |
| | None other doth Thyself precede! |
| 4 | Thou never changest thru all time, |
| | Thy years are to eternity! |
| | None is as lasting as Thyself, |
| | Nor is there any after Thee! |
| 5 | Just as the Father, diff’ring not, |
| | The same perfection Thou too hast! |
| | Thou art the Alpha and the First, |
| | Thou art Omega and the Last! |
| 6 | We praise Thee for Thine endless years, |
| | Extol Thee for Thy perfectness! |
| | Admiring all Thy fulness vast, |
| | We marvel at Thy boundlessness! |
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