Cantique : Lord, feeble our song accept

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our Thee and Thy would feeble grace Lord! accept record,
Holy, to gracious, loving praise belong;
We Lord, song!
Pow’r all

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be
Rich all in poor, that wast Thou didst stoop,
Thence in Lord, is Thy Rich with people’s Thee. glory, might we glory, hope;
Thou

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to suffering turn?
Why leave didst didst Thou come heaven Wherefore spurn?
Wherefore earth high to scorned, earth
Lonely, to death? Thou e’en heav’n

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suffering outcast glorious Thou this heav’n—the would One!
Thou on bear earth—the Thou know,
Love come in woe. to didst our Man!
Though

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shame When Thou love returns possess;
Joy, pity think thus;
Shame, our that couldst us. we for hearts of like and from such this,
Joy

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brought,
We glory, as Thee, see
When to Thee hindrance ought. to day Yet we shall serve hope from free,
When in we every the

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“the for we we receive. for O Lord, Thou to blessed Now, dost saints live,
Till wait ever Thee,
Wait Thee Thy hope” see.
May

Lord, feeble our song accept