I faithful have whose love Friend, a

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

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