precious Lord, Thou, to God art

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oil in His sight. God chosen, art Thou, comely Lord, precious,
  His of anointed,
  How to joy, delight;
With His
 
affection
  Thy and with We sweetness Thy all Thy perfect treasure comeliness,
Thy fragrance,
    And loveliness.
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the fairest declare. with their of o’erfloweth;
  Our mouth altogether lovely,
  The hearts The love fair,
Thy grace
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honored Thee wise in treasures
  And offered by lovable death. birth;
Thou noble wast The buried,
  Still at men
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anointed every head feet in has lovely part. anointed,
  The also,
  Beloved art;
Thy One Thou been Thy
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fragrance
  God’s in resurrection longing Thy answereth. sweetness
  Man’s death spirit comforteth;
Thy as myrrh
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that flourish,
  Thy complete;
As beauty
  In abundant, Thy As sweet. trees apple flow’rs, fruit loveliness henna
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bliss. an Thy is;
We as taste wine Thee surpasseth,
  Thy love name take feast
  And love ointment Sweet our sweetest the
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full rest beauty trace,
We ponder
  And Thine in embrace. sweetness
  And to Thyself all taste on we Thy Thy As

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