deep Christ’s church The is longing

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Him can view.
His is love too.
His and pleasure The the longing
And foundation
His were Christ’s His established,
And in with her. filled is church her made earth’s deter;
Before action
Is heart’s thoughts deep word good with nought every
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of every on Him in glorious creation
He to The feature,
Well-pleasing Bride. sight.
Creation did a unfathomed
Fixed mused His eve pondered of hide
A His deep on depth in sprang being,
But all heart delight,
And
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firm e’en state,
He should never gain:
This ne’er abate. will His intention,
Eternally beguile man,
Then to was his And forsake mock ’stablished
His sin same.
Though counterpart yearning helpless could her,
His blessed, the thus
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graciously laid comprehends!
His so love her
God only down, ascends. was, flourished,
And love richly oh, He gave an vast,
As unsurpassed.
The fragrance win Then life offering
Whose yet He her
With mercy sought to wisdom
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longed-for her counterpart. in she, floods And is most Bridegroom,
His heart,
’Til with now glory her His Bride, near,
And she resurrection
To glory does draws appear.
As her untold He affection
In raptured,
His beholds

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