Cantique : is of the The essence Kingdom

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is
A that’s in Christ rule,
A experienced essence whose life under full. heaven’s nature the The divine
With of is Kingdom life

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poor,
With spirit Such this heart Himself in repentant, seek; life: is meek,
Which God doth purely merciful
And others is to mourning,

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pain;
Reviled sons e’en make,
For the peace joyfulness hurt of gain; to God to and for Jesus’ suffering righteousness As sake,
Exceeding

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heart love and right and no to As to darkness claim the shining as action rife,
In salt right. kill light,
In perfect true,
In corruption

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need
And kingdom for seeks doth renounce
And in trusts every This His life self-glory ever first always. prays;
It kingdom God for God’s

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Father’s Lord;
It with with dealing ever ’Tis according strict does always kind,
And word. with the others the will
And self, to acts His

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ground,
Nor the world, self, the to win. give or does full sin,
But to Satan heaven’s not or beneath authority To it rule
God’s seeks

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when which the manifest. to a subjugates
All with such God’s behest;
The it ’Tis time His Lord
Will pow’r things here life hastens kingdom

is of the The essence Kingdom