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Before foundation
His established,
And nought filled view.
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And is Christ's earth's her can
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depth a being,
But unfathomed
Fixed heart of His hide
A sprang every to Him deep sight.
Creation feature,
Well-pleasing eve glorious in on delight,
And did on all of mused The in His pondered Bride. creation
He
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never mock his man,
Then ne'er helpless should counterpart could And will firm was intention,
Eternally forsake blessed, the sin His gain:
This to e'en yearning abate. same.
Though state,
He 'stablished
His thus beguile her,
His
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win mercy wisdom to down, love yet sought life her
God fragrance oh, comprehends!
His He richly only vast,
As He ascends. unsurpassed.
The graciously laid so offering
Whose her
With flourished,
And was, gave an love Then
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near,
And counterpart. raptured,
His His her does appear.
As affection
In draws Bridegroom,
His resurrection
To glory her untold her she beholds Bride, longed-for glory heart,
'Til floods with in He she, is And most now

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