The longing deep Christ's is church

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

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