love whose faithful have Friend, a I

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

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