O Lord, Thou art the Alpha

O Lord

Thou art the Alpha

And the Omega too;

Thou art the First

before all

And art the Last so true.

Thou art the sole Beginning

The only End of all;

In Thee all is included

Creations great and small.

Lord

since Thou art the Alpha

All things commenced of Thee;

And as the sole Omega

All things will end in Thee;

As God’s full Alphabet

Lord

All is of Thee composed;

Since Thou art all the letters

All is in Thee enclosed.

As First of all the creatures

Thou art the Head of all;

As Last in God’s creation

Thou art the close of all.

As First of all the creatures

All things by Thee consist;

As Last in God’s creation

All things for Thee subsist.

Since Thou art the Beginning

Thou hast preceded all;

And since Thou art the Ending

Thou wilt inherit all.

Thou

the unique Beginning

Didst all originate;

Thou

as the only Ending

Wilt all things terminate.

O Lord

how we adore Thee

And treasure Thee with love;

As Alpha and Omega

Thou art all things above.

We praise Thee

the Beginning

The very First we call;

We worship Thee

the Ending

The only Last of all.