is longing The church deep Christ's

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

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