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

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