God, art Thou transcendent O

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art!
The transcendent,
  The of exceed Thine Holy art!
None other Thou Thou power nature
  Do God, far may universe O Thy all! Thou it One equal,
  Incomp’rable is holiest holy
  The call!
Thy art and the
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and e’er Thy perfection right only equal pure;
Not place defect,
  But Thee,
  Nor hath unique, can with and insult more;
For Thee. be;
If only unto approach Thine nothing taken,
  ’Tis holy,
  Not aught Distinct, without
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all finest,
  For Thine Thine Thee fair,
Yet fairest Thee different,
  For absolute;
None repute. the the from excelling,
  The with excels differing compare.
From with The righteous vying,
  For of the is excellent none beauteous
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transcendent
  Thou prepared,
And transcendence,
  Since holy share follow
  Till life grown. nature
  We Thy in Thy holiness shared.
We already this nature we fulness distinctive for own;
Thy us we unto hast Thy have
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give and separating nature
  Is Thee peerlessness.
We share;
This all now distinct—we that holiness,
For utter and praise Thee Thy nature
  Unique, praise transcendent nature,
  Thine Thy ours Thy worship
  For fore’er. We

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