serve How Him follow I I shall

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His How blessed I I from shall follow above? love?
Nor I serve?
How swerve,
Which Him seat copy Him those I footsteps lead shall to me
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these of scorn,
The the crown Privations, of sorrows, bitter faithless kiss, the thorn—
Are toil, consecrated life the mean road? abode,
The
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should suff’ring let e’er heed my path repine;
Still my Thine. should to griefs, I Lord, me turn through lie,
Forbid it rememb’ring Calvary,
Nor
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homeless every night: to watch, fast, to leave
Untasted grieve,
The how O me let to think Thou pure day, toilsome the faint, didst delight,
To
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I To for dear than to not die grieve, to to more me!
Thou camest, faint, be,
Shall comforts as these? please;
And, love not earthly Thyself Thee