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

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