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heart_n to_o love_v thou_o xvi_o o_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o door_n of_o thy_o sheepfold_n by_o thou_o let_v i_o have_v access_n to_o thy_o father_n love_n and_o as_o in_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n thou_o open_v thy_o bosom_n to_o i_o so_o let_v i_o run_v and_o seek_v shelter_n there_o chain_v i_o to_o thyself_o by_o band_n of_o love_n and_o let_v no_o temptation_n defile_v i_o o_o keep_v i_o that_o i_o may_v never_o cowardly_a faint_a at_o any_o adversity_n xvii_o thou_o who_o have_v endure_v contradiction_n of_o sinner_n against_o thyself_o be_v thou_o ever_o in_o my_o mind_n and_o teach_v i_o to_o bear_v calumny_n and_o reproach_n with_o great_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n let_v i_o refer_v all_o difficulty_n to_o thou_o and_o with_o silence_n expect_v thy_o grace_n and_o comfort_n and_o let_v the_o bless_a sacrament_n so_o influence_n my_o soul_n that_o i_o may_v fear_v none_o but_o thou_o xviii_o great_a captain_n of_o my_o salvation_n i_o be_o go_v to_o learn_v to_o fight_v the_o 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