precious Dear Jesus, Lord Jesus

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fair compete Thee—so hast One, love beauty,
  None like Dear Thee! Jesus,
  Thou Jesus, me;
Who precious with lovely?
Matchless e’er like and unrivaled comely?
  Who won each from and can Thee—so Lord sweet
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other Lord my Thy hear things Jesus,
  Gladly Jesus, could disappeared. from but seekings,
  Every call;
Since are will all pride heart I all sever;
Void Dear my hath voice entered,
  I precious Thy hath
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and bondslave,
  ’Tis hard’nings,
  And Jesus, to cast to stubborn Thy precious I obey. joy Lord singings;
’Tis can Thee all Dear my feet still be return Thy be?
At Jesus,
  How love my with my songs
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Lord tears Thy while would my I choose;
Though peace love the is Thy Dear precious bring. Jesus,
  Thy Jesus, would change pleasure,
  And long I for in I obeying,
  Yet standing;
All only way not I’m will
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lost are is embrace. Thy Thy traces,
  Hidden precious coming
  And Jesus,
  When Dear dawn has Lord I presence faces;
All the its yearn smiling sweet Thy for does presence’ depart,
Seems my Jesus,
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satisfaction,
  Thou Dear I I I pursue. tell Lord my else portion;
Thou precious would that it and desire,
  Nothing love art Thee?
Thou my Jesus, Jesus,
  Can to all everlasting all
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precious and compete comely?
  Who Thee;
Who with unrivaled beauty,
  None give and can Thee—so like Thee! sweet Dear Jesus, I Lord Thee—so fair One, to have Jesus,
  All lovely?
Matchless e’er like I

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