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O Lord, Thy being is of old, Before th' eternal past began! For Thou th' eternal Father art, The uncreated, great I AM! |
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Although a man with men become, Yet Thou with God eternal art! The same completeness Thou dost share, And infinite as God Thou art! |
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Thine origin, the same as God, Before creation was decreed! Before the foremost, Thou art first, None other doth Thyself precede! |
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Thou never changest thru all time, Thy years are to eternity! None is as lasting as Thyself, Nor is there any after Thee! |
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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! |
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We praise Thee for Thine endless years, Extol Thee for Thy perfectness! Admiring all Thy fulness vast, We marvel at Thy boundlessness! |