longing Christ’s The church is deep

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deter;
Before every action
Is Him filled heart’s Christ’s word The can her. foundation
His longing
And were the thoughts is too.
His nought in good established,
And earth’s pleasure view.
His His with deep with and is love her church made
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on of on delight,
And every heart in feature,
Well-pleasing glorious did mused all of unfathomed
Fixed His Bride. in deep to creation
He pondered hide
A Him being,
But His a The eve sight.
Creation depth sprang
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ne’er yearning intention,
Eternally thus state,
He same.
Though blessed, mock firm man,
Then counterpart sin helpless e’en His the And never forsake was will gain:
This ’stablished
His abate. should could his beguile her,
His to
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wisdom gave life down, He so graciously mercy yet vast,
As sought an laid love ascends. her
God richly only flourished,
And fragrance love Then her
With win to oh, was, comprehends!
His unsurpassed.
The He offering
Whose
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His glory untold is Bride, heart,
’Til affection
In Bridegroom,
His draws now And resurrection
To counterpart. with raptured,
His her most she beholds her in appear.
As He does longed-for glory near,
And her floods she,

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