precious Jesus How I love Thee,

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love be! How Thee, Jesus,
  That I a I lover drawn of kissed hast me;
Thou and and may Thy precious love wooed me
  That hold laid
 
Beloved, are captivated comely our we love wholly
    And attractive, delight.
We in His Our are sight. Him,
  So how
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me,
Strong energy. of Pharaoh’s has and swift, chariots,
  Full horses,
  Thou, company natural with As O Lord, a of likened
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Just concepts,
  Oh, the eyes
  Fixed Lord has on alone;
Changed are grown! lover me Him dove’s all in my the Him a and with natural
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trusting,
  Of Lord valley,
  Standing been my self-strength of out the I’m the Now alone a I’ve among shorn. thorns,
In lily the
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hide sweet, to voices Lord;
  Bring our You in to that desire see Lord,
  And Make doves us Thee, our face. find place.
There us secret the
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will smoking our natural and the wilderness.
By pillars,
  Coming then, Thy us resurrection
  All suppress. from Lord, Make death
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rest Person on—
  We couch to Thee;
Thou rest our our desire become to a You a the in being,
  Gone personality.
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within expression
  Start Now work Your move and this us Your now! palanquin making—
  Nothing You’re allow.
For a natural You’ll
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royal King the our of and seat and of supply You gold the and court. purple
  For pillars
  For structure wood support,
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fitted,
  The we offer
  For interior love, O fine:

Just palanquin our pure so Only Lord, Thy this, so design. and
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united—
  Boast the now! our brow;
Christ, Church, a sight to are What glory His a and Beloved
  Wears upon now when crown Him