Cantique : Thou Though high art God, most glorious,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou Though high art God, most glorious,