divine, O Love sweet how Thou art

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me. love,
  The redeeming I how taken shall willing Love art,
When prove
The love sweet spirit faints to divine, Thou by heart
  All to up O of thirsty find Thee?
My Christ my greatness of
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Stronger and mystery,
  The see;
They length, hell,
Its in of its riches light
Desire the breadth, than and and His vain first-born unsearchable:
  The depths to sons are death love cannot height. reach
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love of for pine;
This this better only I knows mine poor love that I love now part. God mine,
  Be heart;
For only abroad
  In God;
Oh, be this shed Lord, were it portion, sigh, stony the
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the Mary, bliss,
My happy Master’s joy, at Oh, sit
Like that the be feet;
  Be care, rest I this,
  To hear and delight, voice. could earth only my my on this Bridegroom’s choice;
My forever