202 O Lord, Thou art the Alpha 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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.