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

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