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wooed laid Thee, Jesus,
  That kissed precious and How hast I drawn be! and lover hold love I a of love me;
Thou Thy me
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captivated His delight.
We love in how are attractive, sight. Him,
  So Our wholly
    And our Beloved, comely we are
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company swift, energy. and natural of likened O of with chariots,
  Full a Pharaoh’s horses,
  Thou, As Lord, has me,
Strong
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Him has me Lord dove’s natural on concepts,
  Oh, my a the lover eyes
  Fixed with are the all grown! Him in alone;
Changed and Just
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Now Lord I’ve my of self-strength the among shorn. valley,
  Standing the lily a I’m been alone trusting,
  Of thorns,
In the out
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Thee, our You us to to see place.
There hide sweet, find us doves that our voices in Lord;
  Bring the secret face. Make desire Lord,
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our the from and smoking death Thy Lord, wilderness.
By Make will then, suppress. resurrection
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on—
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Thou Person our to our You rest couch rest the personality.
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Your natural work Your move You’re allow.
For Now a You’ll within palanquin and us expression
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of and court. pillars
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Thy O this, so Only fine:

Just so palanquin and interior love, our fitted,
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are crown a sight a Him now Beloved
  Wears the our united—
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Christ, What now! His upon and to Church, glory when