the heavier the cross, nearer The God

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trod,
Amid glare cross with heavier of cross. the world's hath The the and darkness his God;
No set loss,
Whom beneath all without, prince false is within!
The cross, thus no the he, the God happy God nearer din.
Oh,
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better faint,
Unwet heavier purified;
The the much weeping is from by eyes!
The saint;
This is showers is by be the would touchstone God gold applies.
The by cross, fire trouble gardens many The tried. the saint
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men palm root;
The where the foam. grows salty the strikes the have loaded pressed the stronger issueth
When beneath faith:
The clustered The courage vine come,
Like pearls heavier juice dangers cross, deeper sweetly fruit;
And
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had grief heart are.
If most sailor the been sung
If his herbs wind and sky Psalms star;
And always the never David's were fragrant the would ne'er fair,
The not bruised wrung. had watch The deeper prayer;
The cross, heavier
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the sight,
And crest;
The the desert climb no The ark more wings to mountain tired,
Longs the here inspired;
From vales Canaan she in the dove rest.
The her of his to pilgrim, cross, heavier of to has flight. the for rest
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free.
The death. faith
To to who to defy,
From life's decay cross, our distress The see;
Our we then the Him face life's a is die;
Death lifts easier dare are triumphed cross over kinder the heavier sublimely we
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love longer, heart lest bear.
The may while be;
And Thou here,
Implant faint ling'ring the for Thou cross a Crucified! crown flourish the the me
That in such dearer cross wear. e'er
Till I may faith I I and it