precious to God art Lord, Thou,

C138 CB169 D169 E169 G169 K138 P169 R122 T169
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Lord, oil Thou, His delight;
With in anointed,
  How chosen, His God joy, art sight. precious,
  His comely of to
 
sweetness treasure Thy all affection
  Thy and Thy We perfect loveliness. fragrance,
    And comeliness,
Thy with
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o’erfloweth;
  Our with hearts mouth grace The the lovely,
  The their declare. altogether of love fair,
Thy fairest
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Thee wise by birth;
Thou treasures
  And lovable honored buried,
  Still offered men The in wast noble death. at
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in anointed,
  The has lovely been Thou art;
Thy Thy anointed every also,
  Beloved One feet part. head
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answereth. as comforteth;
Thy spirit myrrh death in longing sweetness
  Man’s resurrection fragrance
  God’s Thy
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complete;
As abundant, apple sweet. loveliness As that fruit Thy flow’rs, beauty
  In flourish,
  Thy henna trees
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name sweetest an is;
We Thee Sweet as taste the take surpasseth,
  Thy feast
  And wine ointment love our love Thy bliss.
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full Thine rest Thy taste ponder
  And beauty Thyself trace,
We on we in As sweetness
  And all to Thy embrace.

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