Cantique : lovely Bridegroom art Lord, Thou the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lovely Bridegroom art Lord, Thou the