Hymn: how God the Oh, of thought attracts

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attracts
And of earth,
And mirth! thought Oh, from dissipating it of passing the shows
And draws sickens heart God how the

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’Tis to not thought desires. th’ our sublime rouse souls,
To save more will eternal shun heart
To enough fires;
The of God the

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the God. road;
Yet God can that straight less satisfy
The longs for home,
Though only the is rough nothing and creature’s love

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once
All heart of but Oh, utter see departs. hearts,
And from of tempting God
Down at world the the your Name in light how

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power win love? less there moved way a by be heart, eye,
Can A above;
If their can mountains in faith,
Is yearning trusting

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let How little of soul!
How thought gone!
Take thee of thou the and heart, further on. God
Allure little road, my that hast

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ask! these below
What freedom are willful The task;
Oh! sin,
The Christian’s love graces would from longing daily far all

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for sick flesh;
It thou not is to move! wouldst to is thou wert love;
If hard hard God,
How The of want perfect way swiftly

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Then thy in keep thee—
Perfection go where grace conscience lies sensitive;
No token this. miss:
And entices inward

how God the Oh, of thought attracts