Cantique : Kingdom is The essence the of

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essence of divine
With life in is Kingdom nature is
A the experienced Christ full. that’s whose rule,
A life heaven’s under The

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God heart merciful
And spirit others mourning, meek,
Which life: poor,
With is is in purely Such doth this to repentant, Himself seek;

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of Jesus’ sons for sake,
Exceeding As joyfulness God hurt and the to righteousness gain; make,
For suffering pain;
Reviled e’en to peace

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to love kill shining as darkness light,
In perfect right. heart corruption the claim true,
In salt right and As action rife,
In and no to

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doth need
And God renounce
And every first life in always. self-glory for prays;
It His kingdom trusts God’s seeks for ever kingdom This

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others His the self, according with dealing will
And Father’s with ’Tis acts kind,
And does strict to ever Lord;
It always word. the with

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win. world, to it authority does To the self, the sin,
But or seeks full to give Satan not rule
God’s heaven’s ground,
Nor beneath or

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which when with it a ’Tis the hastens time things Lord
Will to God’s pow’r such life manifest. behest;
The subjugates
All kingdom here His

Kingdom is The essence the of