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presence thought fills to Thy sweeter breast;
But Jesus, my rest. of Thy Thee
With the far face in very sweetness see,
And

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memory find
A than of sing, blest Savior can Thy mankind! sound the voice heart frame,
Nor nor can Name,
O sweeter can Nor

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those art!
How Thou all every contrite of those fall, to good how heart,
O meek,
To seek! kind who the Hope who Joy O of

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who pen tongue find? to know. of But those Ah, is
None this
Nor Jesus, what it His what but show;
The nor love loved ones can

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light we Jesus! can desire. fire!
Surpassing all joys and of the life below!
Thou of we all O know,
And all fount

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other are waters spring! other source dry. but satisfy.
Exhaustless free!
All Thee,
Soul-thirst streams to the we have No

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Joy Thou,
As only our be be;
Jesus, eternity. our Thou Thou our Prize Jesus, Glory be through wilt now,
And

very thought Jesus, the Thee of