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thou_o suckle_v all_o my_o saint_n and_o make_v their_o face_n shine_v i_o must_v admire_v the_o man_n that_o spring_v from_o such_o a_o father_n that_o strong_o draw_v by_o grace_n law_n the_o breast_n of_o such_o a_o mother_n then_o drink_n and_o thirst_n again_o as_o babe_n the_o breast_n adore_v till_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o thy_o bless_a home_n and_o drink_v and_o thirst_n no_o more_o cant_n iv._o 6._o until_o the_o day_n break_v and_o the_o shadow_n flee_v away_o i_o will_v get_v i_o to_o the_o mountain_n of_o myrrh_n and_o to_o the_o hill_n of_o frankincense_n hymn_n 64._o there_o be_v a_o bless_a day_n will_v break_v a_o glorious_a light_n will_v short_o come_v who_o ray_n will_v make_v the_o shade_n betake_v as_o frighten_v to_o their_o last_a home_n a_o day_n will_v drink_v up_o all_o the_o rain_n and_o scatter_v all_o the_o fog_n away_o and_o full_o rout_n the_o dreadful_a train_n of_o cloud_n that_o now_o eclipse_v the_o day_n no_o more_o shall_v sin_n or_o fear_n 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this_o same_o eye_n of_o faith_n upon_o he_o steadfast_o fasten_v the_o link_n with_o solder_v love_n he_o be_v thy_o eternal_o cant_n iv._o 10._o how_o fair_a be_v my_o love_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n how_o much_o better_o be_v thy_o love_n than_o wine_n and_o the_o smell_n of_o thy_o ointment_n than_o all_o spice_n hymn_n 68_o thou_o 'rt_v fair_a my_o love_n thy_o love_n be_v fair_a how_o fair_a i_o can_v express_v better_o than_o wine_n but_o how_o much_o better_o i_o leave_v to_o thou_o to_o guess_v love_n be_v heart-chearing_a wine_n bestow_v a_o glass_n of_o love_n upon_o i_o and_o i_o will_v forget_v my_o sorrow_n great_a the_o wrong_n that_o have_v be_v do_v i_o i_o have_v no_o thirst_n but_o for_o thy_o love_n love_v i_o and_o stay_v my_o thirst_n o_o do_v but_o try_v to_o love_v i_o why_o because_o i_o love_v thou_o first_o let_v no_o perfume_n henceforth_o presume_v to_o gratify_v my_o want_n no_o spice_n sweet_a my_o nostril_n greet_v there_o be_v no_o sweet_a but_o 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will_v i_o be_v there_o that_o i_o with_o they_o may_v learn_v to_o love_v thou_o too_o the_o virgin-soul_n who_o thou_o be_v tune_v as_o string_n to_o sound_v thy_o praise_n who_o heart_n with_o holy_a oil_n perfume_a with_o who_o it_o be_v early_a day_n initial_a convert_v new_o creep_v out_o the_o womb_n of_o grace_n law_n commence_v their_o love_n and_o face_n about_o o_o how_o thy_o ointment_n draw_v pour_v on_o it_o the_o anointing_n lord_n and_o we_o will_v wrap_v ourselves_o in_o sweet_a and_o dwell_v amid_o the_o rich_a perfume_n there_o will_v we_o place_v our_o foot_n though_o it_o be_v costly_a spare_v no_o cost_n o_o spare_v nor_o work_n nor_o toil_n though_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o give_v we_o will_v give_v thou_o love_n for_o oil_n cant_n i._o 4._o draw_v i_o and_o we_o will_v run_v after_o thou_o hymn_n 6._o with_o thy_o great_a power_n draw_v i_o lord_n and_o i_o to_o thou_o will_v come_v with_o great_a power_n draw_v i_o lord_n and_o i_o to_o thou_o will_v 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