Father most holy, gracious and forgiving,\nChrist, high exalted, prince of our salvation,\nSpirit of counsel, nourishing creation,\nGod ever-living.\n2. Trinity blessèd, Unity unshaken,\nOnly true Godhead, sea of bounty endless,\nLight of the angels, succour thou the friendless,\nShield the forsaken.\n3. All things thou madest - nothing doth but preach thee,\nServing thee ever in its course ordainèd;\nWe too would hymn thee; this our prayer unfeignèd\nHear, we beseech thee.\n4. Boundless thy praise be, whom no limit boundeth,\nGod in three Persons, high in heaven living,\nWhere adoration, homage and thanksgiving\nEver resoundeth.