THE BEGINNING AND THE END

We bless Thee, the Beginning
Of all that suits God's mind:
A sphere unmarked by sinning,
Where all things are refined;
For Thou art, in perfection,
The source, and root, and spring,
A Man in resurrection
To whom Thy saved ones sing!
 
Thou end of all man’s action,
And end of all man’s will;
Thou end of sin’s exaction
And all sin would instil;
Thou End of all God’s willing
In all He has designed,
We praise Thee, the fulfilling
Of all that moved God’s mind.