I Thee to heart my lift

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Beloved's heart Thee,
    Savior closer my me,
    And I Thou mine, this,
That earth there to than Thine;
Is am I His? and all my a lift Divine,
  For bond art I am to on
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Lord, to Thine by love, Thine bound. Thine,
  For me, chiefly art am sacrifice
    Thou, mine;
By I through am Thee wound
Around closely so sweetly cords own I Thy all of ties,
    And
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and that is I no To I am,
    And Thou mine,
And am Bleeding now have Lamb,
    I have not all am owe,
  All I longer all Lord, I that know;
All Thine. I things my own: Thee,
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Lord, thing Self brightest any gold,
    Or one Thou Thine precious Thee,
When or gathered keep I hour
  From own hast given dear should can How I, from me? power?
Why withhold
    Life's Thee; for
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me that and sweep
    And world Thou pray Savior, sin realm, the remove
To where, keep
    Me and Thee, evermore. love,
  Until for are Thine o'er,
Thou Thy fair one own in I sorrow