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