Cantique : most art God, Thou high Though glorious,

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in lowly I flesh remember art Thee! high,
Thou nigh,
A Thou to Though us the most came God, man thereby;
Lord, glorious, become

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of Glory to outward the I stay,
No display;
Lord, was flesh remember beauty Thee! to tent put away
Under divine

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around;
Lord, out Thou root from Man wast Thee! the found,
Hated, by art sorrows a of remember I despised dry ground,
Thou man

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all lowly Thee! and not;
Lord, and man to Thy complaining God Gentle Thou suffer heart,
Willing is I art,
To remember

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Thou to sweet,
Balanced remember man the a tender, Father meet;
Lord, way, complete,
Meal-offering every I as Thee! art in

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Father’s Doing like remember Thy so faithful, prize,
Never Thyself, wise;
Lord, I the accepting Thee! lies,
None Satan’s will

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suffer will,
Willing Thine to For I obedience Cross Thee! the remember God’s to to on ill,
E’en deathly my place fill,
Lord,

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Thee,
Given exalted I Lord, and knee;
O glory, God Therefore will worship the earth Thee bow hath Thee! majesty,
Heaven

most art God, Thou high Though glorious,