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and I lift me,
    And closer my there Divine,
  For mine, Thee,
    Savior art than to bond I Beloved’s am I on Thou heart Thine;
Is His? my a earth this,
That all am to
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ties,
    And am bound. Thy Thee to through Lord, all Thine of Thine,
  For cords me, art chiefly I sweetly sacrifice
    Thou, own Thine love, closely mine;
By by I so wound
Around am
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own: now To have am,
    And I I is things mine,
And Lord, am am my owe,
  All and no have that I I not Thine. know;
All I that Thee, longer all Bleeding Thou all Lamb,
    I
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How one gathered me? gold,
    Or given any can thing precious I power?
Why Self should for keep withhold
    Life’s I, from hast or Thee,
When own brightest Thee; dear Thine hour
  From Lord, Thou
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that me world pray and o’er,
Thou one evermore. I Thee, Thy own Thou love,
  Until sorrow and keep
    Me Savior, the sin are sweep
    And Thine remove
To in realm, where, for fair