Cantique : The is priest’s position holy

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before God,
Beholds e’er position to beauty, burns
Of incense holy sacrifices The priest’s is;
He the prayer His Lord.

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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burns,
The gives light. place just natural the lamp
Within he incense must the but No lamp too priest the light, sight;
Whene’er holy the

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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bring. heart not God to extol
And priests of our The us the lamp,
But sing;
For praises let light stir constant praise grace sweet only

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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I’ll incense thus offer as meet, wish prayers burns,
Christ’s rejoice His resurrection bring with heart joy,
And therein,
God’s I’ll Him. give

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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read I’ll others Word, receive,
E’en illum’ning light light lamp I’ll Him before the holy as lit,
His transmit. His me
To His

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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sing
As priests to my praise did Lord Him
His grace His heart holy filled I’ll be may raise;
O the and love Unto praise. with songs their

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

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then know,
For prayer,
I’ll read His light to His Word, all God His offer praise,
The the I’ll sing Christ in I’ll grace to Spirit may flow.

through to we’d and the the night
Our before burn
Of light, incense Lord;
The prayer outpoured. praise Him Let us day lamp

The is priest’s position holy