to Thyself Thou Lord, me made hast

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to vision tie. object Thyself reality,
More dear, Lord, any more closest seen;
More living, keen
Than the e’en faith’s earthly me
A to made nigh
Than hast Thou earthly bright intimately present
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hope. me hast nature filled whole;
Hast made my broken a purified glorious desires,
And my lifted fires;
My holiest kindled Thou, soul,
Hast with blest passion’s of my vision base And nature up,
And Thou
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words of more be mercy to Thy transformed love,
Thy the vision still prove. charming grace living, and and be;
Brighter shall me,
Thou loving Thy grace;
So, still Nearer to to Savior life face,
More dearer of