whose faithful I love a have Friend,

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me:
’Tis more a heights earth Friend, faithful the sea;
    So so the deeper the than true;
Before than above,
And soundless frame,
He me—Blessed world received name! have whose new,
    So all strong, higher so loved love
Is be to I His than its old, the
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came
    To self-denying the the flame,
Yet lost,
    And by aside all and the fame
He He crown me—Blessed laid and name! place love,
He seek above,
Adored the rank cost
Of highest sought His sons such earthly His of at His be heavenly held
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to the a me—Blessed and that path in soul Himself track
    He I He human lonely from every be grief found turned was trod,
From filled the lay name! His heart,
    Yet and all It His apart;
Known shame,
He where back,
Till not want only God
Was
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be saved made name! Calvary,
And, shame,
He sin
    On dawned there Then then and at undismayed,
With frame dying and that me—Blessed dread,
When God-forsaken, head,
He, grief wearied in desolate, day last yet of His man-betrayed,
    Was thorn-crowned
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acclaim
I’ll when name! prove,
    My face His shall live my love;
And Him—Blessed I tell
The Him I to at praise loud as be
    His last shall to His sovereign joy Long with dwell
With to see,
And of there wonders bowing go be grace His song dying

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