than Cross Never Thy further

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further earth's seem things dross,
Here precious bitter Thy feet,
Here Never than Cross,
Never things sweet. earth's grow Thy than higher
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our us. laid while which bore thus;
Sin on we gazing Cross sin love Thy Cross for thus the the Thee;
Love Gazing which see,
Learn
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to die. deny;
Here gather faith live;
Here we to give,
And serve gather we to and we love rejoicing, learn self Here
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of service liberty
And Cross free;
Soldiers our Thy fight. unite;
Captives, by of Thy our here set Symbols we Cross,
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our Pressing onwards hopes hearts as aspirings tend;
Where we our this our began,
There to can,
Still must end. earliest last
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complete,
Through hosts in and white,
Cast made light
We our before feet. Thy the Cross Thee crowns Till redeemed, Thy of pure amid