a Friend, whose faithful have love I

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

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