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refresh_v by_o thou_o with_o thy_o heavenly_a bread_n for_o thou_o be_v the_o bread_n and_o fountain_n of_o life_n thou_o be_v the_o light_n of_o everlasting_a brightness_n thou_o be_v all_o thing_n whereby_o the_o righteous_a live_v which_o love_v thou_o ¶_o of_o the_o long_n of_o the_o soul_n oh_o god_n the_o light_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o see_v thou_o and_o the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n that_o love_v thou_o and_o the_o strenghthener_n of_o the_o thought_n that_o seek_v thou_o grant_v that_o i_o may_v stick_v to_o the_o holy_a love_n of_o thou_o come_v i_o pray_v thou_o into_o my_o heart_n and_o make_v it_o drunken_a with_o the_o abundance_n of_o thy_o pleasantness_n so_o as_o i_o may_v forget_v these_o temporal_a thing_n it_o shame_v and_o irk_v i_o to_o abide_v such_o thing_n as_o this_o world_n do_v all_o that_o i_o see_v of_o these_o transitory_a thing_n be_v but_o a_o sorrow_n to_o i_o all_o that_o i_o hear_v of_o they_o be_v but_o a_o grief_n to_o i_o help_v i_o oh_o lord_n 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