shall I I How Him follow serve

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blessed I Him His those above? I lead shall follow swerve,
Which love?
Nor I shall How serve?
How seat I from to me footsteps Him copy
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Privations, these crown bitter kiss, the of thorn—
Are consecrated road? toil, scorn,
The the of the abode,
The faithless mean sorrows, life
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heed my it suff'ring through turn path should Lord, let my repine;
Still me to e'er Calvary,
Nor I should griefs, rememb'ring lie,
Forbid Thine.
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watch, let how pure toilsome O grieve,
The faint, fast, leave
Untasted night: think Thou every to the to me homeless day, didst to delight,
To
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to love earthly grieve, I not me!
Thou than these? to faint, for more dear not be,
Shall to comforts die Thyself please;
And, camest, as To Thee