Cantique : is Kingdom essence the of The

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the Christ divine
With experienced of is
A Kingdom The whose full. life life that’s is essence heaven’s rule,
A under in nature

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doth others merciful
And to meek,
Which poor,
With Such life: spirit is purely seek; this heart in repentant, Himself God is mourning,

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of gain; righteousness Jesus’ sake,
Exceeding joyfulness for and suffering e’en sons God peace As pain;
Reviled make,
For to to hurt the

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no shining As claim light,
In perfect true,
In the salt right. heart right and to corruption and to rife,
In action as love kill darkness

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for This His prays;
It seeks every need
And for kingdom doth always. kingdom ever in self-glory renounce
And first life God God’s trusts

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the acts ever strict will
And Father’s does self, to His with word. dealing Lord;
It according kind,
And others the with with ’Tis always

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give not world, the or or full does to rule
God’s Satan self, it beneath seeks sin,
But the to heaven’s To authority win. ground,
Nor

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the things which kingdom here ’Tis His God’s such when pow’r life it behest;
The hastens to time manifest. subjugates
All a with Lord
Will

is Kingdom essence the of The