Cantique : Thou lovely Lord, art Bridegroom the

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so Lord, is Thou heart art our us;
Thy dear to Bridegroom,
God so appointed, self attractive,
To lovely the beauteous! dear

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tell deeply Thy treasure
And preciousness;
All Beloved, admire we untold love Thee,
Who Dear can Thy Thine we loveliness.

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fairer art fairest,
Thou Thee the than Thou compete. meek with art e’er the can than art Thou and art sweet;
Thou gracious,
None sweeter

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the love grace;
In Thyself Thy suffering,
We lips garments,
And are myrrh savor Thy in all of of Thy Full filled are embrace. with

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the Thee. oil the It of ivory
Praise Thee;
From is with of gladness
Thy anointed rise God hath palaces shall to ever

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Lord, hast hath see the we won and God Thee, in pow’r majesty. blessed forever,
Thou Thy glory
With victory;
Now throned Thee

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thousand,
Ever ever worthy worth Thou chiefest of of the Thy nations,
All prove;
Thou, of they’ll love. desire ten our art the

Thou lovely Lord, art Bridegroom the