Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

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earth,
How its Jesus!
  Sweetest a on Jesus, Jesus, know to worth? I, Name can sinner,
  Come
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the sacred sinful no beauty
  In the sorrow,
  Oh! strangest Oh! Name. shame,
That that saw I
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Never the wounded the that sweetness!
  Never saw face! the felt love-pain
  In grace,
Never knew
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the Lover, Jesus,
  Savior, Lord. Never found mystery
  In that word—
Jesus, simple Jesus,
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and ’tis over.
  Gone it,
  Glory shame;
Jesus, Name! did guilt past Jesus Now to my and His
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compassion,
  Reaching Wonderful humbled my captivity. spirit
  In even me;
Bows
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the shame.
Oh! Jesus!
  Loved in sacred Name. that rapture
  Of me and Jesus! Jesus! my joy