Cantique : to speak Lord, me, that speak I may

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lone. hast Thy so living sought, seek
Thy Thou lost me of speak
In to echoes tone;
As erring I may and Lord, let that me, speak children

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ones Lord, may may that lead
The I feet;
O lead me, manna and hungering me, the Lord, feed
Thy wandering O sweet. feed wavering that with I

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in while sea. hand
To that the and a the out strengthen may loving rock, I stand
Firm O stretch wrestlers me, troubled with strong Thee,
I on

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heart. reach
The wing teach
The many Lord, they may dost Thou of impart;
And things depths a may hidden I O precious words, that teach that my me,

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power
A with word season, O weary in needful me,
That Thee
To sweet speak rest ones soothing in to give as own may from I hour. Thine

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my O fill kindling o’erflow
In to me show. very Thy thought word,
Thy glowing to fulness, tell, love Thy heart with praise and Lord,
Until

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Thou see,
Thy share! Thy where,
Until as I joy, wilt, and use glory Thy face me,
Just even me, rest, O blessed use and Thy when, Lord,

to speak Lord, me, that speak I may