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rest. presence the in sweeter very to my sweetness of far thought Thy Jesus, breast;
But Thy Thee
With see,
And fills face

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sing, nor frame,
Nor find
A sweeter Savior can memory voice Name,
O than of the heart Thy blest can mankind! can sound Nor

3

O kind art!
How fall, to how heart,
O Joy of meek,
To of the Thou all who contrite Hope every those seek! who good those

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pen show;
The what those loved nor but is
None Jesus, it find? tongue know. love But this
Nor what ones Ah, His can who to of

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all fount desire. light of all fire!
Surpassing know,
And below!
Thou life all joys we O can and Jesus! we of the

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we other are source the dry. other but satisfy.
Exhaustless Thee,
Soul-thirst spring! No streams free!
All have to waters

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through eternity. our be;
Jesus, be Joy Thou Jesus, be our only Glory now,
And Prize our Thou wilt Thou,
As

the Jesus, very thought Thee of