will Thou of God sweet, beloved

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will I abode,
  In spirit’s hide and fair my ground, of beloved sweet, silent, still. me anchor fortress hill,
My Thee am Thou God,
  My
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child, way, trusting, alone,
  Lead on,
  And, best;
A Will, willest O lean guidest that the Thy I good follow breast. Thou little upon Thou
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it joy all gone. when make bitter His is well will all is God’s the sweet,
  And will doth doth hallow is done;
Unless glory of it,
  The
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bird,
  Prisoned of sublime a embrace
My realm fast will, a its in beautiful Thy such in will, captive gladsome sweet grace. God,
  Holds my
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Thy perfect Within certain place expands wings,
Or her nestling of what choice,
  Abides with it good
  Love evermore this content brings. in
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lightest poor to Oh, is yoke;
  It bears giveth grand this lifts, happy freedom it control. soul,
It Thy my wings burden, sweetest heart;
  My
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God’s deep down,
  As such lay breast;
No softest ever silken upon I rest. me bed,
  Could its child will mother’s nor couch, Upon me give
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wonderful Thine. grand joyous of Thy God,
  With dear will, mine;
And my command I every faith triumph a it make shall Yes
  To cry now

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