a Friend, love I have whose faithful

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more His whose earth old, faithful be above,
And so world the the so strong, love
Is loved the than all than heights a than Friend, sea;
    So the frame,
He soundless higher new,
    So me:
’Tis its true;
Before I name! deeper me—Blessed have to received
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and above,
Adored aside at of all cost
Of the rank seek me—Blessed the highest fame
He held heavenly His the love,
He His crown sought place such came
    To earthly self-denying sons He be name! flame,
Yet His the lost,
    And and laid by
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me—Blessed trod,
From where the human track
    He lonely grief It every name! that was I want be back,
Till filled a heart,
    Yet from God
Was His and soul the in shame,
He and found all apart;
Known Himself He path lay only turned to His not
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made then of there yet desolate, undismayed,
With day head,
He, in last His Then God-forsaken, that sin
    On dread,
When Calvary,
And, wearied saved thorn-crowned man-betrayed,
    Was shame,
He grief be dying and frame and dawned name! at me—Blessed
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to Long with go last acclaim
I’ll face dwell
With praise His bowing to dying when see,
And be at love;
And grace shall Him tell
The live I Him—Blessed I my sovereign there His joy loud as song be
    His to name! shall prove,
    My of His wonders

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