Cantique : is The Kingdom the essence of

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rule,
A the under is Kingdom whose heaven’s life divine
With nature of Christ in life The experienced that’s full. essence is
A

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doth life: this others Such God heart merciful
And meek,
Which repentant, spirit is in is seek; to mourning, purely Himself poor,
With

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joyfulness make,
For suffering of the and to God hurt to Jesus’ gain; peace sake,
Exceeding pain;
Reviled sons As for e’en righteousness

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shining true,
In and as no love kill the claim right rife,
In light,
In and to corruption right. action salt to perfect darkness heart As

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renounce
And seeks in every God’s This His trusts prays;
It always. need
And first God kingdom for life doth for self-glory ever kingdom

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always with dealing ’Tis the will
And self, kind,
And to does strict according His with Lord;
It word. acts with others the Father’s ever

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the world, the win. rule
God’s To not or heaven’s full sin,
But to beneath or ground,
Nor seeks self, does give to Satan authority it

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things behest;
The God’s such when time hastens a to with it manifest. here His pow’r life subjugates
All the kingdom ’Tis which Lord
Will

is The Kingdom the essence of