Cantique : art Thou high God, glorious, Though most

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

art Thou high God, glorious, Though most