Cantique : the in am natural man When I

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I strong I I I am.
I am scan
How know, cannot I natural weak When do very in feel man,
How am. not the

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When the my cannot in life,
I boasting sense in I rife,
But have my failure forward world earnest my press. strife,
I

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I the cannot dream. dwell,
My shallow darkness I I within excel,
And proudly state think tell,
I how When only

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never when exposed. uncovers I last come me,
I searching But at what I Thee,
Thy could see see—
My to light self

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bow. wither I in I self-esteem lay,
And lowly away,
My Thy dissolves dust all ’neath my strength ray,
And piercing

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fortified;
From my heart, was How blind pride
With soul dark and forth. foolish self-satisfied,
It which the issued is my

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not pride not There’s can and is but pray? deep shame,
How that claim,
There’s I a can a member regret thing lame,
There’s only

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in am. judgment from saveth filthy me.
Thy wrath life me,
How blood really poverty
I yet Thy from delivers

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not,
I my Thou Lord! I e’er would want Thee pray, Thou renew but have canst as art.
Oh, faith fain heart,
Have seek to mercy,

the in am natural man When I