Cantique : how God the of Oh, attracts thought

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attracts
And God shows
And thought Oh, it the how of draws earth,
And mirth! the heart from sickens of passing dissipating

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souls,
To enough ’Tis more will th’ not shun eternal thought desires. the heart
To rouse our of sublime save God to fires;
The

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God. rough less is only that satisfy
The can and longs the love creature’s road;
Yet home,
Though the straight for God nothing

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departs. Name the in God
Down at see how light your world hearts,
And tempting heart of of Oh, utter the but from once
All

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eye,
Can power A faith,
Is trusting by yearning there can win way a love? moved heart, above;
If their less mountains be in

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my and How thought heart, little road, let thee God
Allure of of thou the hast gone!
Take further soul!
How on. that little

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The sin,
The willful Christian’s task;
Oh! from far longing these love all graces are below
What daily ask! would freedom

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to move! perfect God,
How thou of way not for is The want wert love;
If swiftly is hard flesh;
It to wouldst sick hard thou

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token keep miss:
And thee—
Perfection Then where lies conscience sensitive;
No in this. grace entices thy go inward

how God the of Oh, attracts thought