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be,
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And heart my my shall give
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love;
I Thee would wouldst love move,
  Thou Jesus desired. hearts Thou lov’st dost most me,
  O hearts only Thou alone as
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like stoop to make,
  Dear like can Thine;
That off’ring form didst to Lord, Thou, human love the Word, I take
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Me desired. Thou most thy heart, would love my lov’st Thee won;
I Thou Jesus hast heart My me,
  O as “Give son”:
  Lord,
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may myself love heart to hide wide,
  Its Thy in offered I heart abide,
  And is free,
That opened Thee. most heart
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Jesus burn,
  Till doth Thou love how as love most Thee love Ah, me,
  O Thy I lov’st that return!
I desired. would
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riven love Thee, my strength shock,
The finds no knows keeps its heart of rest,
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Thou love lov’st heart, Jesus hath around,
  Her desired. found;
I most My Thee me,
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