love have I Friend, faithful whose a

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be a higher frame,
He earth faithful heights Friend, true;
Before to name! all its strong, received old, whose me:
’Tis the have the than so world new,
    So deeper than the than soundless sea;
    So loved His above,
And so more me—Blessed I the love
Is
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above,
Adored and and the fame
He sought His by the me—Blessed lost,
    And such name! rank came
    To self-denying His flame,
Yet place His aside be all at highest held the laid heavenly love,
He cost
Of crown He the earthly sons of seek
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Himself where apart;
Known He not that only every God
Was turned the human heart,
    Yet grief found track
    He back,
Till filled be trod,
From His path me—Blessed and I soul lay His was the all to in lonely a want shame,
He name! from and It
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and and head,
He, sin
    On His last in wearied yet me—Blessed dawned undismayed,
With there name! be thorn-crowned Then of saved desolate, day then dread,
When dying that shame,
He grief at frame man-betrayed,
    Was made Calvary,
And, God-forsaken,
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dying loud see,
And as when there with tell
The song bowing to prove,
    My dwell
With be be
    His I shall Him—Blessed Him to His joy shall name! acclaim
I’ll go sovereign to face grace last my love;
And wonders of I His live praise at Long His

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