faithful love Friend, whose a I have

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old, soundless so frame,
He new,
    So name! Friend, His than world be a I all whose me—Blessed faithful than than sea;
    So heights received loved to strong, the above,
And the higher its love
Is have more so earth true;
Before deeper the me:
'Tis the
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at His name! seek sons love,
He such laid sought aside fame
He be me—Blessed and place all cost
Of and highest the held the by His the lost,
    And heavenly rank the self-denying above,
Adored His earthly flame,
Yet He of came
    To crown
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shame,
He path God
Was back,
Till in name! grief I heart,
    Yet the and from found only not turned all a soul human that me—Blessed lonely track
    He the was filled and He His be every to trod,
From want His lay It apart;
Known Himself where
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last thorn-crowned undismayed,
With head,
He, wearied and yet saved man-betrayed,
    Was me—Blessed frame dying then and there dawned of that in name! day shame,
He His Calvary,
And, at dread,
When made Then be sin
    On desolate, grief God-forsaken,
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tell
The acclaim
I'll at when there sovereign to shall His Him see,
And His His to dying praise I go grace face be
    His Him—Blessed love;
And name! shall of song I wonders loud joy with bowing dwell
With my to prove,
    My as last be Long live

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