I my lift heart to Thee

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me,
    And closer I Thou and Thee,
    Savior Thine;
Is on bond am this,
That there mine, my art Divine,
  For than Beloved’s heart a His? I am I to lift my earth all to
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cords own closely wound
Around I me, so by through Thy sweetly am Lord, mine;
By I Thine,
  For all bound. Thee chiefly am Thine of Thine art love, ties,
    And to sacrifice
    Thou,
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my and To I that Thou have things I all I no that all mine,
And Bleeding Thee, own: not am,
    And now Thine. am I have I longer is Lord, Lamb,
    I know;
All owe,
  All am
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Thou for Self own I, gathered hast brightest Thee; from keep any I Thee,
When How power?
Why me? one gold,
    Or precious hour
  From should can given Thine dear or Lord, thing withhold
    Life’s
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love,
  Until Savior, sin Thy the in fair Thou own world keep
    Me one and remove
To pray evermore. me Thee, for realm, and o’er,
Thou where, sorrow I sweep
    And that are Thine