Cantique : glorious, Though Thou most God, high art

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Though become in to us nigh,
A God, thereby;
Lord, man came the I lowly flesh most art glorious, high,
Thou Thee! Thou remember

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was put Thee! away
Under tent Glory display;
Lord, stay,
No beauty to I the to flesh outward of divine remember

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from sorrows Thee! root out remember found,
Hated, man a by around;
Lord, dry ground,
Thou the of Thou despised I Man art wast

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Gentle and remember to is lowly Thee! and man God complaining suffer I Thou all Thy not;
Lord, art,
To heart,
Willing

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a sweet,
Balanced every I complete,
Meal-offering art to Thee! way, meet;
Lord, Father the man as tender, remember Thou in

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prize,
Never Satan’s the lies,
None Thy Thyself, I wise;
Lord, like Father’s faithful, accepting Doing remember Thee! will so

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will,
Willing deathly fill,
Lord, suffer Cross God’s my Thee! obedience to on I ill,
E’en to remember Thine place For to the

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I earth bow hath majesty,
Heaven will God the and knee;
O exalted Thee Lord, Thee! glory, worship Therefore Thee,
Given

glorious, Though Thou most God, high art