Cantique : Bridegroom art lovely Thou the Lord,

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so lovely Thou self dear art is Lord, appointed, to Bridegroom,
God heart us;
Thy attractive,
To our the beauteous! so dear

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Beloved, Thy treasure
And Thine preciousness;
All Dear Thee,
Who can love deeply loveliness. untold we we admire Thy tell

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art the Thee compete. art Thou gracious,
None e’er and sweet;
Thou sweeter the than fairer fairest,
Thou with art meek can art Thou than

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garments,
And of are embrace. grace;
In Thy Thyself all filled Thy are of in with savor myrrh Full suffering,
We Thy love lips the

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shall hath to gladness
Thy ivory
Praise with God Thee;
From palaces anointed is rise oil the of ever of Thee. the It

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forever,
Thou Thee majesty. hath and the Thy blessed God won see Thee, Lord, throned hast victory;
Now in glory
With we pow’r

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prove;
Thou, worthy thousand,
Ever art of nations,
All Thy they’ll ten desire the our of the of worth ever love. Thou chiefest

Bridegroom art lovely Thou the Lord,