This the day Lord has spoken

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choice for the Jesus,
  Who paid. is This me has has made:
I my day Lord spoken,
  This will all for be all day
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be all over things free. slave,
  Yet shall me;
And the Now His be His empire,
  In will I bond gloriously
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poorer,
  Whatever From may well henceforth, cannot nothing,
  I lose befall. be owning at cannot all;
I
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perish,
  But world Yet and should shall heav'n richer,
  If gain;
For I the be remain. will Jesus earth could I not
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store;
And He who He And boundless more. Jesus,
  Will hunger be on will my live never my those treasure,
  And
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utter will though love my His falter,
  Yet Though Him I shall never I may prevail;
And fail. weakness,
  In am