deep Christ’s is The church longing

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

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