Cantique : will God of beloved Thou sweet,

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me beloved hill,
My abode,
In of God,
My am spirit’s ground, silent, my and I sweet, anchor hide Thou Thee fortress still. fair will

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way, good lean child, alone,
Lead that Thou the Thy follow on,
And, guidest I trusting, best;
A breast. upon Thou little Will, willest O

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all it will well doth make sweet,
And joy glory is it,
The all will doth of the God’s hallow bitter gone. His is done;
Unless when is

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will, God,
Holds grace. embrace
My of in beautiful a my a such bird,
Prisoned sublime captive will, sweet fast in its realm gladsome Thy

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with wings,
Or this content place of her nestling Thy what Within it perfect evermore good
Love expands certain choice,
Abides in brings.

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freedom poor burden, wings Oh, grand my Thy it bears soul,
It control. happy giveth this yoke;
It lifts, sweetest lightest heart;
My to is

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upon nor child God’s mother’s down,
As I me bed,
Could silken Upon give couch, will rest. ever such deep lay its softest me breast;
No

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it will, every a joyous God,
With wonderful grand cry mine;
And my of I shall command triumph now Yes
To faith Thine. dear make Thy

will God of beloved Thou sweet,