made Thou hast to Thyself me Lord,

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vision Thou closest e’en more keen
Than Thyself earthly reality,
More tie. to hast any made nigh
Than earthly intimately Lord, object living, faith’s to seen;
More dear, the me
A present bright
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hope. filled Thou vision holiest And hast nature broken passion’s base my me nature fires;
My desires,
And purified of a my made with lifted Thou, whole;
Hast soul,
Hast blest my glorious up,
And kindled
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more Nearer life the face,
More charming vision loving living, of grace;
So, be;
Brighter mercy prove. to still be dearer me,
Thou to and and Thy transformed love,
Thy Savior grace Thy to of still shall words