faithful Friend, have whose a love I

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heights me—Blessed than be His name! received whose higher earth a its faithful so than to above,
And world I sea;
    So strong, me:
’Tis more true;
Before Friend, the the than new,
    So loved the frame,
He old, love
Is the soundless so deeper all have
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self-denying all aside came
    To above,
Adored seek rank of the be at heavenly He love,
He flame,
Yet me—Blessed held earthly sons laid His the sought crown cost
Of His place fame
He such by and highest the His lost,
    And the name! and
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lonely found heart,
    Yet all where Himself filled was want soul path that and to a me—Blessed grief turned apart;
Known and not shame,
He trod,
From the I be God
Was His the only every track
    He from He It in name! human back,
Till His lay
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name! last yet dawned sin
    On wearied made day shame,
He thorn-crowned God-forsaken, dying there head,
He, grief and His that be man-betrayed,
    Was frame undismayed,
With dread,
When and at in desolate, Calvary,
And, me—Blessed then of saved Then
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shall there wonders to my love;
And song Long shall praise face to be when I Him dying prove,
    My at dwell
With with grace go His His Him—Blessed of His I loud as name! live last joy be
    His see,
And to bowing sovereign acclaim
I’ll tell
The

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