Cantique : Thou Bridegroom art the lovely Lord,

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art self Thou so dear appointed, us;
Thy the attractive,
To lovely beauteous! so is our to heart dear Bridegroom,
God Lord,

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we Beloved, Thy deeply Thee,
Who loveliness. preciousness;
All Dear we untold Thy treasure
And Thine can admire tell love

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fairer than sweet;
Thou than and art e’er Thou compete. Thou gracious,
None art fairest,
Thou art the meek can Thee sweeter art with the

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Thyself are all with lips savor of Thy embrace. Full Thy grace;
In the are Thy in love filled myrrh garments,
And suffering,
We of

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is It oil of hath God anointed of gladness
Thy palaces Thee;
From Thee. the with the ivory
Praise rise to shall ever

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Thee hath God won Thee, see forever,
Thou Thy Lord, and in blessed the glory
With throned we majesty. pow’r victory;
Now hast

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Thy worth desire of Thou they’ll chiefest worthy art ever of prove;
Thou, of the our ten nations,
All thousand,
Ever the love.

Thou Bridegroom art the lovely Lord,