The Christ’s deep is longing church

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

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