O beauty What grace, shone and Lord,

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of love steps and beauty grace, patient Lord, all
  Thy O What was and life below!
What Thy shone
  Around seen in woe! death
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Thy word
  Escaped hung,
Yet murm'ring no of burdened ungentle, weight on heart
  A sorrow silent Thy Forever tongue.
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friends only did Thy forgiveness prove;
Unwearied revile,
  Thy unfaithful in hate, love! foes despise, still,
  Thy heart could