and O beauty Lord, What grace, shone

C78* E89 K78* T89
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steps seen life shone
  Around Lord, and grace, and What Thy all
  Thy of patient O below!
What in woe! beauty love death was
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Thy weight hung,
Yet silent Forever word
  Escaped of burdened on no ungentle, Thy murm’ring heart
  A tongue. sorrow
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in did revile,
  Thy hate, only prove;
Unwearied still,
  Thy could unfaithful friends heart foes love! Thy despise, forgiveness