Cantique : Lord, the Thou Bridegroom art lovely

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so dear is appointed, our Thou Lord, art Bridegroom,
God dear so lovely the heart beauteous! to us;
Thy self attractive,
To

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loveliness. treasure
And Thine we preciousness;
All can tell Thee,
Who Dear Thy deeply love Thy admire Beloved, untold we

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fairer art Thee can fairest,
Thou art with Thou Thou sweet;
Thou meek the than art e’er compete. and gracious,
None than sweeter art the

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of lips in grace;
In love Thy of are garments,
And the savor are all suffering,
We Thy with embrace. Thy Thyself myrrh filled Full

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hath ivory
Praise with God anointed of the is oil Thee;
From ever of Thee. It rise the shall gladness
Thy palaces to

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won the and blessed victory;
Now God we throned Thy hath forever,
Thou Thee, pow’r majesty. see glory
With hast in Lord, Thee

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love. the the nations,
All Thy worthy of of desire chiefest of ten Thou thousand,
Ever they’ll art our worth ever prove;
Thou,

Lord, the Thou Bridegroom art lovely