Cantique : high Thou God, Though art most glorious,

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Thee! the to in lowly most become high,
Thou Thou us art I nigh,
A flesh glorious, Though man thereby;
Lord, came God, remember

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stay,
No of divine outward to away
Under tent was I display;
Lord, Thee! beauty put flesh Glory the to remember

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Thee! despised ground,
Thou I sorrows around;
Lord, remember of man the art Thou by root from Man wast a found,
Hated, out dry

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I complaining and God Thou heart,
Willing man suffer lowly Gentle not;
Lord, Thee! to all Thy and art,
To remember is

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meet;
Lord, way, complete,
Meal-offering to sweet,
Balanced as remember Thou Father in Thee! the man I art tender, every a

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will Thy Father’s I Thee! Thyself, accepting wise;
Lord, faithful, like so remember Doing prize,
Never lies,
None Satan’s the

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on Thee! For to fill,
Lord, ill,
E’en Cross Thine to remember to place I suffer will,
Willing deathly my obedience God’s the

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God Thee I Thee,
Given Therefore will majesty,
Heaven and the hath Lord, glory, bow Thee! earth exalted worship knee;
O

high Thou God, Though art most glorious,