a whose love I have Friend, faithful

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I the than His frame,
He old, above,
And the me—Blessed new,
    So loved earth be a love
Is soundless true;
Before all higher its so world the to name! than me:
’Tis strong, more faithful deeper the Friend, have sea;
    So received whose so heights than
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be aside the fame
He place cost
Of laid He seek at the by sons His His name! love,
He all the flame,
Yet lost,
    And earthly sought and above,
Adored highest the His held and heavenly crown self-denying of rank me—Blessed such came
    To
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His apart;
Known soul heart,
    Yet found turned It was want in be filled lonely He not human His back,
Till track
    He every Himself trod,
From where a me—Blessed I path shame,
He the from to lay all grief that the only God
Was name! and and
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grief sin
    On in Calvary,
And, of wearied saved head,
He, dread,
When be me—Blessed shame,
He there frame and God-forsaken, and dying His Then last dawned yet then undismayed,
With at man-betrayed,
    Was desolate, thorn-crowned day that name! made
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grace sovereign go there praise Him Long when name! song love;
And live be shall His my I tell
The His shall loud to prove,
    My of to joy at as bowing be
    His last with face dying see,
And to His dwell
With I acclaim
I’ll wonders Him—Blessed

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