Cantique : Kingdom The is of essence the

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divine
With Christ Kingdom rule,
A in life life of is The full. heaven’s nature whose that’s essence is
A experienced under the

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in mourning, life: others seek; spirit heart is meek,
Which repentant, purely doth Himself merciful
And God is poor,
With to Such this

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e’en pain;
Reviled righteousness the God make,
For for suffering joyfulness and of sake,
Exceeding Jesus’ to As sons to hurt gain; peace

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the to light,
In heart salt as right. perfect As rife,
In darkness right claim kill no action and shining true,
In and corruption love to

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self-glory renounce
And every always. prays;
It God’s God life need
And kingdom doth kingdom in for for seeks trusts This His ever first

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dealing with acts Father’s His with with Lord;
It always kind,
And self, will
And does word. others to the ’Tis ever according strict the

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authority world, ground,
Nor the self, does sin,
But win. seeks or give rule
God’s heaven’s the Satan it full or beneath not to to To

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Lord
Will hastens pow’r God’s life such time kingdom ’Tis manifest. the a when with it His to here behest;
The subjugates
All which things

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