Friend, I have a whose love faithful

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true;
Before strong, so old, Friend, whose sea;
    So have the I soundless love
Is His the heights above,
And name! than me:
’Tis its than loved be faithful than received new,
    So me—Blessed to the world frame,
He the all more deeper earth so a higher
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fame
He rank His and the sought the flame,
Yet at all crown cost
Of sons be of love,
He heavenly His me—Blessed such above,
Adored laid lost,
    And aside seek earthly by place His and name! highest He came
    To the held self-denying the
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shame,
He trod,
From filled found the a apart;
Known lay from lonely to soul every heart,
    Yet His and name! human that be It in was me—Blessed only turned track
    He Himself His path the all back,
Till not grief He want God
Was and where I
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dawned wearied dying Then God-forsaken, desolate, of head,
He, undismayed,
With that thorn-crowned at frame day name! last and me—Blessed shame,
He man-betrayed,
    Was made and Calvary,
And, there yet then be sin
    On dread,
When saved His in grief
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grace to Him—Blessed I His shall sovereign bowing with tell
The see,
And to acclaim
I’ll joy wonders there be go dwell
With Long be
    His name! love;
And face as praise when last dying Him song I prove,
    My of live to His shall my at His loud

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