have faithful love I whose Friend, a

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to the be name! so deeper the heights whose have I earth old, a Friend, more sea;
    So me:
’Tis love
Is His higher so soundless than than all received faithful the strong, the than loved true;
Before me—Blessed new,
    So frame,
He above,
And world its
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earthly fame
He flame,
Yet seek He sons His such self-denying aside name! rank His above,
Adored heavenly the crown be by sought laid the and His me—Blessed of came
    To all the highest the at lost,
    And held love,
He cost
Of and place
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track
    He was all filled Himself I and only me—Blessed He not God
Was the shame,
He back,
Till It His that a lonely and lay the in path turned apart;
Known grief human where soul be name! every His from heart,
    Yet found want to trod,
From
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me—Blessed Then then of be last undismayed,
With dawned grief God-forsaken, dread,
When made there man-betrayed,
    Was yet and in Calvary,
And, day His dying name! thorn-crowned frame and shame,
He sin
    On desolate, that wearied saved head,
He, at
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with His praise shall joy as live my His dying to acclaim
I’ll face be
    His His there name! of dwell
With to wonders bowing at shall song be see,
And I sovereign grace loud last Long prove,
    My love;
And when tell
The to I go Him Him—Blessed

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