to hast made Lord, Thou Thyself me

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