Cantique : The of is Kingdom the essence

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The of is Kingdom the essence