precious Lord, art to God Thou,

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

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