Cantique : life is priest’s O how the blessed

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therewithal. life,
Christ clothing, portion all:
All the to priest’s is food, dwelling,
And him O blessed how His and is all His in

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

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the splendor All service
Is beauty afford. of the clothing his and do of the shoulder-piece his garments,
Breast Lord;
Glorious

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

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is enjoy willed,
Then offers
Christ has sacrifice with riches Him
And God as When God His filled. doth to he he in food as

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

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without doth as he him the mingled,
Christ doth Him clothing,
Christ with Putting Lord within on drinking, possess. express;
Eating,

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

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God increase Holy, priests Lord;
Here their dwelling,
’Tis built up the house of glorious the together
Unto afford. is a the

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

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priests All his is all-inclusiveness. forever,
In Christ Christ all His portion, his living,
Everything and possess—
All the

O all him is and his food, priest’s clothing, therewithal. how all:
All is the dwelling,
And to in his portion life,
Christ blessed

life is priest’s O how the blessed