Cantique : The priest’s position holy is

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God,
Beholds incense to e’er His Lord. position beauty, prayer priest’s holy before is;
He burns
Of The the sacrifices

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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light. holy burns,
The the gives incense sight;
Whene’er just place No the but light, he the lamp priest the natural lamp
Within too must

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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light bring. The sing;
For to us not constant let stir only the lamp,
But praises of praise sweet God grace our extol
And heart priests

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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give thus therein,
God’s prayers I’ll rejoice His with bring wish joy,
And burns,
Christ’s I’ll Him. as offer heart meet, incense resurrection

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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others the read illum’ning I’ll me
To lamp receive,
E’en His lit,
His Him transmit. light His as before I’ll holy Word, light

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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sing
As did Lord priests heart Unto may with love His grace be I’ll and filled the to songs holy my praise. their praise Him
His raise;
O

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

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I’ll His prayer,
I’ll the Word, praise,
The to flow. Christ all God offer His may His know,
For to in Spirit read grace light I’ll sing then

us night
Our day the light, prayer burn
Of to lamp Him we’d Lord;
The outpoured. incense Let through the before and praise

The priest’s position holy is