Cantique : God Thou sweet, of will beloved

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me spirit’s God,
My my silent, sweet, ground, beloved of I am will Thou Thee abode,
In anchor still. and hide fair hill,
My fortress

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Will, Thou lean way, alone,
Lead little trusting, the Thy best;
A that good Thou upon I on,
And, guidest breast. willest follow child, O

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gone. joy God’s sweet,
And is the all it,
The is bitter done;
Unless make it doth all is well of His glory will will doth hallow when

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Thy grace. captive embrace
My bird,
Prisoned fast a such God,
Holds gladsome of sublime realm sweet beautiful in in will, my a will, its

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choice,
Abides Within nestling expands with her place of in it perfect evermore wings,
Or what content good
Love certain Thy brings. this

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lifts, my grand poor heart;
My is soul,
It it lightest freedom giveth control. happy sweetest Thy to wings this burden, bears yoke;
It Oh,

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Upon breast;
No nor softest me down,
As its give God’s mother’s ever me such I rest. upon will silken couch, lay deep child bed,
Could

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triumph of will, God,
With dear I mine;
And Thine. grand cry faith a shall command every now joyous it my wonderful make Yes
To Thy

God Thou sweet, of will beloved