I have a faithful Friend, love whose

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

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