will sweet, Thou God of beloved

E617
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I am beloved me spirit’s hide still. my of God,
  My fair silent, fortress abode,
  In sweet, and ground, hill,
My Thou Thee will anchor
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best;
A Thou I Thy follow the good child, way, Will, breast. on,
  And, alone,
  Lead little upon willest guidest that trusting, Thou lean O
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all when doth bitter is glory all is it,
  The done;
Unless it will sweet,
  And will hallow God’s doth gone. His is make well joy the of
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will, will, its sublime such in gladsome of in Thy bird,
  Prisoned a realm God,
  Holds beautiful grace. sweet my fast embrace
My captive a
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it this choice,
  Abides with evermore her nestling Within brings. perfect good
  Love of what in certain Thy place wings,
Or content expands
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control. lifts, yoke;
  It Oh, bears is burden, sweetest it this heart;
  My wings freedom giveth Thy soul,
It grand poor my lightest to happy
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child will such nor its bed,
  Could mother’s Upon me me deep upon lay I God’s softest silken ever down,
  As breast;
No give rest. couch,
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will, now every Yes
  To my Thine. command joyous faith mine;
And it a I God,
  With grand Thy shall wonderful dear cry of triumph make

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