Eternal, inconceivable, is He.
No form or shape has th' Incorporeal One,
Most holy beyond all comparison.
He was, ere aught was made in heaven or earth,
But His existence has no date or birth.
Lord of the Universe is He proclaimed,
Teaching His power to all His hand has framed.
He gave His gift of prophecy to those
In whom He gloried, whom He loved and chose.
No prophet ever yet has filled the place