Cantique : The essence Kingdom of is the

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experienced life The in nature is
A rule,
A life of whose Kingdom full. essence Christ divine
With the is under that’s heaven’s

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mourning, Himself to heart is purely seek; merciful
And in doth meek,
Which spirit Such others God is life: poor,
With this repentant,

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hurt to joyfulness suffering righteousness and e’en As to God make,
For the sake,
Exceeding for pain;
Reviled peace of Jesus’ sons gain;

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and kill true,
In right. claim shining as to to As light,
In no perfect action love heart salt and right the corruption rife,
In darkness

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His kingdom God’s trusts self-glory doth life for God ever kingdom need
And renounce
And every first seeks always. prays;
It for in This

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according strict kind,
And self, with to word. with the will
And ever with others always dealing ’Tis Father’s His acts the Lord;
It does

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ground,
Nor To not seeks full it give or world, win. beneath to self, or the the does heaven’s Satan sin,
But to rule
God’s authority

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such behest;
The Lord
Will hastens when kingdom ’Tis time subjugates
All pow’r life manifest. the it God’s which a here His with to things

The essence Kingdom of is the