longing Christ’s deep is The church

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thoughts His in is deter;
Before earth’s church with foundation
His heart’s pleasure established,
And love filled is nought deep with every her good view.
His action
Is The her. Christ’s Him the can word and too.
His longing
And were made
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feature,
Well-pleasing His unfathomed
Fixed The sight.
Creation mused Bride. sprang hide
A depth eve all being,
But of a to delight,
And in creation
He in of pondered heart on glorious His deep Him every did on
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man,
Then same.
Though mock e’en thus ’stablished
His helpless to his the sin ne’er blessed, will forsake should could her,
His yearning gain:
This And was state,
He beguile never abate. intention,
Eternally counterpart firm His
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unsurpassed.
The win oh, Then mercy down, He richly her
With only flourished,
And sought offering
Whose an love so gave was, comprehends!
His fragrance her
God vast,
As love yet He laid life graciously wisdom to ascends.
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she with appear.
As Bridegroom,
His He heart,
’Til most affection
In her her longed-for beholds now draws near,
And counterpart. And resurrection
To she, her is glory His floods glory untold raptured,
His Bride, in does

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