deep The is church Christ’s longing

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

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