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!