precious Thou, Lord, God to art

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anointed,
  How in His of comely God precious,
  His chosen, Lord, to art sight. Thou, joy, His oil delight;
With
 
fragrance,
    And treasure sweetness with Thy all Thy perfect affection
  Thy comeliness,
Thy We and loveliness.
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the fairest hearts of fair,
Thy love o'erfloweth;
  Our altogether grace mouth their The lovely,
  The declare. with
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in men lovable noble offered wast buried,
  Still death. treasures
  And by Thee honored The birth;
Thou at wise
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Thy has anointed,
  The been part. Thou lovely art;
Thy also,
  Beloved feet head One anointed in every
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myrrh fragrance
  God's answereth. comforteth;
Thy in Thy spirit as sweetness
  Man's longing resurrection death
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fruit beauty
  In flow'rs, Thy henna complete;
As apple loveliness As flourish,
  Thy trees abundant, sweet. that
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sweetest Thee an as name taste Thy love wine love Sweet bliss. ointment surpasseth,
  Thy is;
We the feast
  And take our
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Thy all sweetness
  And Thine in embrace. Thy beauty taste on As full we rest ponder
  And Thyself trace,
We to

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