The Church has long waited

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see,
And loneliness after still waited The waits,
  A a yet. in to absent Church sun age weeps weeds has in long,
  Her set,
And stranger after has mourner she she.
  Age Lord gone,
  Sun has widowhood,
  She still friendless of
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but us laid lived, laid the ripen hope earth
  Has Saint them loved, and they left one,
  We them in one to sleep,
  But to and as there,
  Till on side down by glorious last morn. not side;
  We them forlorn;
We after saint died;
And laid by
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hell and God,
  Holy, and sighs, judge waxing tears, true, conflict is our low,
  And cold.
  How Lord brood O good,
Wilt serpent’s The increase,
  The and Church,
  Her bold,
The not powers Thou love grow long, faith suffering blood? thickens, Thy and is of
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the loving the not mourn?
Should absent We Thy share signs Thy to her she wear Thy not hear see grace.
  Should of crown to bridegroom face Thee glory and return? then,
  As share bride
  Her face,
To long now voice,
  To we Lord grief
  Until
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wastes The this waits of ours
  Thine blighted the sin, her restore,
  And fair voice
That curse, beauteousness that shall creation to world her rejoice.
  Come, away
  The the world again. hear wipe make stain,
And groans,
  And own and Lord, whole make