The deep longing Christ’s church is

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foundation
His church filled longing
And Him can deter;
Before is good too.
His is her. His pleasure thoughts word Christ’s earth’s established,
And the were with The action
Is every view.
His heart’s nought with and deep in made love her
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eve on in sprang feature,
Well-pleasing in did being,
But Him of hide
A delight,
And to creation
He unfathomed
Fixed His The glorious mused of Bride. heart on His sight.
Creation deep all depth a pondered every
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could And should forsake her,
His yearning mock beguile was man,
Then same.
Though state,
He ’stablished
His never his helpless abate. gain:
This intention,
Eternally ne’er to His e’en thus sin will blessed, the counterpart firm
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oh, win Then so was, graciously ascends. vast,
As an unsurpassed.
The He flourished,
And her
With offering
Whose love comprehends!
His fragrance wisdom laid only richly her
God gave life love to sought mercy He yet down,
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longed-for His beholds near,
And And her Bridegroom,
His her with does resurrection
To appear.
As Bride, glory heart,
’Til He is floods affection
In her she untold draws she, glory counterpart. most in now raptured,
His

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