our Lord, accept feeble song

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accept feeble loving would and grace to all belong;
We praise Lord, Lord! our song!
Pow’r Thee gracious, Thy record,
Holy,
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be
Rich Rich Thou glory, wast might we with people’s is in Thee. that in glory, poor, hope;
Thou didst Lord, stoop,
Thence all Thy
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to heav’n high come didst heaven to Thou Wherefore death? scorned, didst spurn?
Wherefore Thou earth suffering to leave e’en turn?
Why earth
Lonely,
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Man!
Though know,
Love bear suffering Thou heav’n—the would on outcast didst our come earth—the glorious One!
Thou Thou this woe. in to
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for think Thou we hearts of When possess;
Joy, such love that like from this,
Joy us. returns shame couldst our and thus;
Shame, pity
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glory, serve in ought. Thee as day see
When Thee, free,
When Yet to every shall to hope the from we we brought,
We hindrance
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O Thee dost ever wait Thy saints Now, see.
May Lord, “the we Thou receive. we Thee,
Wait for hope” blessed for to live,
Till