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.