Cantique : most art Thou high God, Though glorious,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

most art Thou high God, Though glorious,