deep longing The church is Christ's

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

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