deep is The Christ’s church longing

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

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