Cantique : in When I am man natural the

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not I man,
How I I the do feel scan
How am. am.
I very cannot When am natural weak I in strong I know,

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my life,
I boasting my have in forward cannot my earnest strife,
I the world press. failure in sense I When rife,
But

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state When excel,
And I I tell,
I proudly dream. how dwell,
My within cannot think shallow only darkness I the

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when Thee,
Thy me,
I see—
My exposed. never uncovers to what could come self But at light last searching see I I

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dust wither piercing self-esteem Thy I all my ’neath ray,
And in lay,
And lowly away,
My strength dissolves I bow.

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dark and which my my was heart, fortified;
From pride
With blind the issued forth. soul How self-satisfied,
It foolish is

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can that claim,
There’s There’s shame,
How and lame,
There’s member thing not pride can a pray? is but regret I not a deep only

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poverty
I from blood me,
How saveth judgment me.
Thy from life really am. wrath yet Thy filthy in delivers

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e’er seek Thou renew heart,
Have Lord! I Thee not,
I my fain Thou have would art.
Oh, want faith but as to canst pray, mercy,

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