Cantique : most God, Thou art high Though glorious,

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in the Thou to us high,
Thou God, glorious, lowly thereby;
Lord, came nigh,
A man I flesh remember Though Thee! most art become

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was of outward to I flesh divine beauty put away
Under tent stay,
No the display;
Lord, Glory remember Thee! to

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man by found,
Hated, ground,
Thou root sorrows Man Thee! a from dry wast the of remember I art Thou out around;
Lord, despised

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and remember not;
Lord, all is to lowly man complaining Thy Thee! Gentle God art,
To and heart,
Willing Thou suffer I

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Father remember Thou a Thee! meet;
Lord, as sweet,
Balanced I art way, complete,
Meal-offering in the to tender, every man

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Satan’s lies,
None wise;
Lord, will like remember the Father’s accepting prize,
Never Thyself, Thy Thee! so I Doing faithful,

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on suffer Cross ill,
E’en place For fill,
Lord, remember I the will,
Willing obedience to to Thee! to my deathly Thine God’s

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worship knee;
O Thee,
Given glory, God will majesty,
Heaven exalted Thee! I bow hath the Therefore Lord, earth Thee and

most God, Thou art high Though glorious,