Cantique : Lord, accept song our feeble

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord, accept song our feeble