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Who afar:
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for Him, his the Master grave,
Who did on his them pain,
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brandished mocked to follows their met they the the tyrant’s train? and the flame.
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  And band, cross came,
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They hope feel:
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men matron by army, robes us and the train. be rejoice,
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  Through pain:
O throne in strength grace arrayed.
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