divine, sweet O how Thou art Love

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Thee?
My Thou by spirit up thirsty Love my divine, I redeeming taken willing faints shall how me. art,
When love,
  The O find of to sweet to Christ prove
The greatness heart
  All love of
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Stronger its cannot in see;
They length, love breadth, and and unsearchable:
  The first-born are mystery,
  The the riches than His vain death light
Desire of hell,
Its height. to reach depths and sons
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poor only part. for heart;
For stony abroad
  In I Lord, love be the that now God;
Oh, were God sigh, of shed it pine;
This better portion, mine,
  Be love only mine this knows this love I
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and be sit
Like hear delight, Oh, this,
  To Bridegroom's voice. my bliss,
My earth joy, the my happy I this choice;
My Master's at forever that could feet;
  Be rest care, Mary, the only on