Cantique : Thou lovely art the Bridegroom Lord,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou lovely art the Bridegroom Lord,