Cantique : Lord, the Thou art lovely Bridegroom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord, the Thou art lovely Bridegroom