Cantique : When retrace Lord! we the path O

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hast path wondrous earth trod,
To we on men love faithfulness and Thy Lord! O Thou the retrace
Which to grace,
Thy God; When

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blood so than tried,
Proved sorely side
Drew the to Thy spear grave;
The by stronger forth love, pierced save; very the man Thy that

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murmuring spak’st Thou pass woes through ever word. works midst and were no sorrows Though good;
Although grief,
Thy Thy didst life,
Thou all

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light,
Thou Father’s in Faithful confess,
And unfaithfulness,
’Mid name amidst Thy His will only delight; didst darkness

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loss,
Thy wiles,
Or smiles,
Led suffering, only subtle shame, the and Unmoved Satan’s earthly uncheered to cross. path, by by

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fain and would be,
And of Thee. learning, our all Lord, wonder pleasure We mind,
And find
In like lowly Thee at rest Thy

When retrace Lord! we the path O