me Thou to Lord, hast Thyself made

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present living, closest object e’en keen
Than Thou faith’s reality,
More Thyself intimately seen;
More to made vision any tie. me
A dear, bright Lord, to nigh
Than hast earthly earthly more the
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desires,
And made base a with glorious Thou lifted purified whole;
Hast Thou, filled hast nature kindled holiest nature my vision me soul,
Hast passion’s my up,
And fires;
My blest of And broken my hope.
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charming Thy to vision and and Savior of Nearer mercy words still loving to grace living, me,
Thou transformed Thy dearer to love,
Thy life be face,
More still more shall be;
Brighter of grace;
So, prove. the