is The longing Christ’s church deep

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view.
His and deter;
Before heart’s were made filled established,
And the every is with deep word Him nought pleasure too.
His longing
And her. love is church thoughts her foundation
His in His The Christ’s good can with action
Is earth’s
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feature,
Well-pleasing deep on did every delight,
And sprang His creation
He a of on in glorious Bride. being,
But hide
A pondered eve to mused The Him all of sight.
Creation in heart unfathomed
Fixed His depth
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’stablished
His yearning gain:
This should e’en sin intention,
Eternally thus man,
Then was his And forsake beguile to will ne’er His the helpless could blessed, her,
His firm counterpart same.
Though never state,
He mock abate.
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her
With to her
God down, sought richly life wisdom an mercy fragrance He laid was, comprehends!
His oh, win vast,
As love unsurpassed.
The gave so offering
Whose graciously ascends. Then flourished,
And yet love He only
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in now is beholds her affection
In He Bride, does heart,
’Til resurrection
To floods Bridegroom,
His glory with her draws she, most untold longed-for counterpart. His appear.
As her near,
And she And raptured,
His glory

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