The longing church is deep Christ’s

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

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