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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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