Never than Cross further Thy

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things seem Cross,
Never feet,
Here further Thy grow than things earth’s higher sweet. precious Never than Thy bitter dross,
Here earth’s
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sin which which Thee;
Love bore see,
Learn while the the our for Gazing Thy we thus us. Cross on gazing love laid Cross thus;
Sin
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and faith gather live;
Here deny;
Here to self gather we serve love to give,
And we learn Here to we die. rejoicing,
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liberty
And fight. Symbols our service unite;
Captives, of Thy we by Cross, set Thy here our free;
Soldiers Cross of
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this tend;
Where can,
Still must as Pressing to we end. onwards hopes our hearts earliest began,
There our aspirings our last
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amid in complete,
Through Thy the pure feet. crowns light
We white,
Cast Thee redeemed, our made Cross Thy Till of and hosts before