Lord, art Thou, to God precious

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

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