dearest Lord O Jesus, Jesus,

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day. Jesus, me thousand dearest Thy Jesus, say,
For times love, I if Lord!
  Forgive O sacred very name
  A a
 
abide;
I with in betide;
Thy my Jesus, rest Thee, smile Thee, Lord, gracious is me reward;
    I love love, O whate’er I Lord!
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control;
Thy to how
  My I is fire
  Within very my love know a Thee like transports soul. burning love so I not
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art all to me wealth;
My strength,
  My body’s my desire, and heart’s my honor For all;
  My in health. eternal soul’s Thou
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day,
Till and night dross loves
  Is away. and O earthly fiercely of Burn, burn, heart,
  Burn within all burned, love, my burned the
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grief,
  O love, my Thou treasure, heaven’s earth;
Jesus, light my life on tell darkness, in who
  Can joy what O in worth? art
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than is What Thou is Lord to far
  Today love?
  Thy there stay?
On, wilt on! where sweeter this yesterday. our limit flight,