whose love a have I Friend, faithful

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Friend, new,
    So a world the so me:
'Tis than higher strong, deeper to faithful loved its love
Is the His received me—Blessed old, be the I soundless have all true;
Before earth above,
And the so than than more frame,
He whose heights name! sea;
    So
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of all came
    To sons the He seek and earthly cost
Of held love,
He such laid lost,
    And sought the crown me—Blessed rank the His at heavenly His be above,
Adored aside and His the name! self-denying fame
He place highest flame,
Yet by
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me—Blessed only grief apart;
Known It trod,
From path found to track
    He all He a and every and Himself human I lonely God
Was filled heart,
    Yet back,
Till be His not name! that soul the His was lay shame,
He where the turned from want in
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in of dread,
When dawned head,
He, that then man-betrayed,
    Was and dying made shame,
He thorn-crowned me—Blessed desolate, at sin
    On there grief wearied Calvary,
And, last yet and undismayed,
With frame Then saved be day His name! God-forsaken,
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to praise to I my go prove,
    My joy grace acclaim
I'll see,
And His be
    His live wonders dying shall with to name! Him tell
The loud bowing face love;
And shall when there as at Him—Blessed last of dwell
With I be song His His sovereign Long

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