follow I serve Him How shall I

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above? swerve,
Which I to blessed I follow footsteps serve?
How shall His those love?
Nor Him Him lead shall me I I copy seat from How
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the toil, bitter kiss, mean these scorn,
The sorrows, road? abode,
The faithless the crown life of consecrated thorn—
Are of Privations, the
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Thine. rememb’ring suff’ring turn should my my heed path let me Calvary,
Nor e’er griefs, repine;
Still I through it Lord, should to lie,
Forbid
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let think pure O toilsome to grieve,
The to Thou homeless faint, me the didst leave
Untasted night: to day, how fast, delight,
To watch, every
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dear I more to to these? faint, to me!
Thou be,
Shall love earthly Thyself die To not as for comforts than please;
And, not Thee grieve, camest,