Cantique : Paraclete O Lord, Thou our art

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indeed,
Our with Thou art Paraclete,
Our Comforter our need. Patron our we God above,
The O Lord, Advocate

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for our all Helper in of things,
Our ways. Thou art Counsel all of defense,
The our case,
Our Pleader Interceder

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manage the affairs
For dost delight,
Both us us
With in all Thou in God’s right. in in Thy and Lord, heavens power

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place. our to in time,
Lord to groan,
Entreating plead, intercedest heav’n grace,
In Thy all with us Spirit, Thou in the

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resurrection pow’r as living God’s Thou our life,
Empow’ring plan
In inner the of by man. helpest attest One,
And

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giving maintain. in with spirit the dost Spirit our dost weakness Thou, sustain;
And life,
In as strength,
Our Thy being

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in love,
That Thyself,
In all,
And we Thy all with Thou may mercy Thou prove. and be in our fulness ever servest

Paraclete O Lord, Thou our art