precious Thou, Lord, God art to

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joy, oil art chosen, His His God to of Thou, precious,
  His sight. Lord, anointed,
  How comely delight;
With in
 
We affection
  Thy fragrance,
    And loveliness. perfect all Thy sweetness comeliness,
Thy with Thy treasure and
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fair,
Thy lovely,
  The fairest altogether their The love declare. o'erfloweth;
  Our the grace mouth with of hearts
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birth;
Thou wise in lovable at honored treasures
  And death. by wast The offered noble Thee buried,
  Still men
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also,
  Beloved head anointed,
  The Thy has in One Thou part. anointed been art;
Thy every feet lovely
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death Thy resurrection in comforteth;
Thy longing answereth. spirit as fragrance
  God's myrrh sweetness
  Man's
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beauty
  In fruit that trees flourish,
  Thy henna sweet. Thy loveliness flow'rs, As abundant, apple complete;
As
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the take as ointment taste Sweet love love feast
  And name bliss. Thy is;
We wine Thee sweetest an our surpasseth,
  Thy
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in taste Thine embrace. As on Thyself beauty rest to Thy we ponder
  And trace,
We Thy full all sweetness
  And

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