Cantique : Lord, Thou art the lovely Bridegroom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord, Thou art the lovely Bridegroom