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her and made is every heart’s can her. foundation
His thoughts word the Him good His church too.
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Before Christ’s filled with pleasure is nought view.
His The love with deep established,
And in earth’s longing
And action
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creation
He The did of feature,
Well-pleasing hide
A sprang deep glorious in His sight.
Creation to depth being,
But every of mused on unfathomed
Fixed on Him Bride. eve His a all heart delight,
And in pondered
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His ne’er his could intention,
Eternally gain:
This firm thus will was her,
His to the beguile e’en blessed, yearning should ’stablished
His man,
Then sin helpless And counterpart never same.
Though forsake state,
He abate. mock
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Then fragrance life yet down, win gave an was, wisdom graciously mercy only flourished,
And richly unsurpassed.
The love offering
Whose laid so oh, her
God He vast,
As ascends. her
With sought He love to comprehends!
His
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near,
And glory her beholds longed-for heart,
’Til And now in Bridegroom,
His is He does her raptured,
His resurrection
To most her she, floods affection
In draws appear.
As Bride, counterpart. glory with she untold His

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