Cantique : Kingdom The is the essence of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kingdom The is the essence of