and beauty grace, What shone O Lord,

C78* E89 K78* T89
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was below!
What in beauty death love and Thy seen life woe! shone
  Around all
  Thy steps of grace, O What patient and Lord,
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Forever murm'ring silent Thy sorrow no Thy burdened tongue. ungentle, of weight hung,
Yet heart
  A word
  Escaped on
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forgiveness Thy revile,
  Thy love! could hate, heart foes prove;
Unwearied friends did only despise, in unfaithful still,
  Thy