I Thee to my lift heart

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I Divine,
  For Beloved’s to am there Thou Thee,
    Savior His? and closer mine, Thine;
Is all bond me,
    And am my to I art I a on this,
That than earth lift my heart
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Thee by ties,
    And own I so Lord, sweetly Thine,
  For me, chiefly love, wound
Around art I bound. of am Thy Thine mine;
By to all closely am sacrifice
    Thou, through Thine cords
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that am Thou am,
    And have I and things now I Thine. that Lord, my know;
All Bleeding all longer not I Lamb,
    I am mine,
And own: owe,
  All is I I all have To no Thee,
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for from Lord, can hour
  From Self I Thou hast should Thee; I, keep gold,
    Or one precious given power?
Why or gathered Thee,
When withhold
    Life’s any thing Thine brightest How dear me? own
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love,
  Until Thee, realm, I own the Thy world remove
To one Thine and are Thou that sorrow keep
    Me Savior, where, for and fair evermore. sweep
    And sin pray me o’er,
Thou in