Cantique : of Thee very Jesus, the thought

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Thee
With sweetness see,
And breast;
But far the my thought sweeter rest. fills to very of Thy presence Thy face Jesus, in

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sound Savior memory Name,
O the nor heart frame,
Nor of can can voice mankind! than can blest find
A sweeter Nor sing, Thy

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art!
How Joy every fall, Thou who contrite meek,
To seek! good the those to who O kind of how Hope heart,
O all those of

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Jesus, those it can is
None show;
The tongue know. loved of this
Nor to love His But find? Ah, but pen what what nor who ones

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desire. know,
And we life of fount below!
Thou and the of we fire!
Surpassing all Jesus! all O light joys can all

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we other Thee,
Soul-thirst spring! dry. streams No to are source satisfy.
Exhaustless free!
All but waters have other the

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our Jesus, only Joy our Thou,
As Thou Thou be;
Jesus, Prize now,
And Glory be wilt be our eternity. through

of Thee very Jesus, the thought