morning the Thou art fairer than

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and to Thy the soul Savior beauty,
  How Thy my and King!
Of than sing. fairer art delights grandeur my my morning,
  O Thou
 
brighter than brighter, the of day;
At glory flee the Thy Thou the and art than darkness away. morning,
Thou presence
  Clouds fairer art
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as Clothed garment,
  Crowned light dominion
  Now with in and scepter with of Thine. divine,
Lo, Lord, the majesty a is ever,
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greatness mercy,
  And me of preparing that of place! richness in Thy the grace!
O Thy the kingdom
  Is Thy love O a the
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at I shall ten thousand
  I times crown, o'er,
With last When forevermore. kingdom,
  Win thousand ten reach the sing the the battle