the very thought of Thee Jesus,

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in my far sweeter fills rest. of Jesus, presence sweetness see,
  And Thy Thee
  With Thy the thought to very face breast;
But
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Nor find
A can Savior mankind! memory Thy sweeter can heart sing, than of frame,
  Nor Name,
  O nor voice can the sound blest
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of the of fall, every to Hope O kind all meek,
To who those contrite those good Joy art!
  How how who heart,
  O Thou seek!
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tongue Jesus, is
  None But of loved love know. Ah, nor what those ones who what can pen show;
The to find? but His it this
  Nor
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and life all desire. we O all know,
  And of all fount below!
  Thou we the light fire!
Surpassing joys of Jesus! can
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satisfy.
Exhaustless spring! we Thee,
  Soul-thirst No other dry. are source to free!
  All waters the have streams other but
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be be Thou our Jesus, through now,
  And eternity. be;
Jesus, only Glory our Thou,
  As wilt our Thou Joy Prize

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