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Deck
Thyself,
My
Soul,
with
Gladness
pray
treas
meet
glad
Life,
pre
bride
soul,
cious
I
to
with
Thee,
ure
Him,
ness,
sus,
who
ten
thy
He
4.
Je
3.
2.
Has
1.
Deck
of
a
a
my
self,
as
craves
Bread
sad
greet
meas
bey
here
pain
rev
haunts
o
will
'rence
of
Him;
Thee;
ure;
ness;
the
Let
Nei
And
me
ther
with
Leave
ly
cost
nor
glad
lov
gloo
ing
my
vit
heav
mor
splen
hurt
gifts
life
day
of
in
im
light's
ed,
en
tal
dor,
Nev
But
For
Come
er
the
with
in
my
less
of
the
to
words
price
to
giv
quit
por
ren
love
free
at
prais
re
ly
thy
es
ed;
en.
tal.
der
with
He
Be
God
Thy
to
Now
There
with
hath
eth
joy
thy
love
us
knock
gates
bound
fore
of
meas
let
earth
me
were
be
un
ure,
fered,
Him,
ed
From
Though
Haste
Un
grace
this
the
to
to
quet
whose
the
of
Him
ope
wealth
ban
dost
found
dore
of
treas
deep
gifts
its
here
a
quet
ure;
fered:
Him,
ed;
Lord,
Naught
Say
Hath
ban
how
would
ing,
this
and
drous
thou
the
won
while
buy
vast
give
riv
ceive
reign
here
for
I
heav'ns
thee
dost
re
He
me,
en,
Thee,
eth,
Through
Christ's
Suf
High
the
true
fer,
o'er
Thou
y,
that
the
all
Lord,
bod
gifts
ceive
giv
leave
deign
heav'n
thee
more
thee
He
re
once
will
me.
en.
Thee.
eth.
Thy
His
I
to
As
And
And
Yet
in
guest
blood,
nev
dwell
for
er
with
Johann
Franck,
1649
SWEET HOUR L.M.D.
William
B.
Bradbury,
1861
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
pray
treas
meet
glad
Life,
pre
bride
soul,
cious
I
to
with
Thee,
ure
Him,
ness,
sus,
who
ten
thy
He
4.
Je
3.
2.
Has
1.
Deck
of
a
a
my
self,
as
craves
Bread
sad
greet
meas
bey
here
pain
rev
haunts
o
will
'rence
of
Him;
Thee;
ure;
ness;
the
Let
Nei
And
me
ther
with
Leave
ly
cost
nor
glad
lov
gloo
ing
my
vit
heav
mor
splen
hurt
gifts
life
day
of
in
im
light's
ed,
en
tal
dor,
Nev
But
For
Come
er
the
with
in
my
less
of
the
to
words
price
to
giv
quit
por
ren
love
free
at
prais
re
ly
thy
es
ed;
en.
tal.
der
with
He
Be
God
Thy
to
Now
There
with
hath
eth
joy
thy
love
us
knock
gates
bound
fore
of
meas
let
earth
me
were
be
un
ure,
fered,
Him,
ed
From
Though
Haste
Un
grace
this
the
to
to
quet
whose
the
of
Him
ope
wealth
ban
dost
found
dore
of
treas
deep
gifts
its
here
a
quet
ure;
fered:
Him,
ed;
Lord,
Naught
Say
Hath
ban
how
would
ing,
this
and
drous
thou
the
won
while
buy
vast
give
riv
ceive
reign
here
for
I
heav'ns
thee
dost
re
He
me,
en,
Thee,
eth,
Through
Christ's
Suf
High
the
true
fer,
o'er
Thou
y,
that
the
all
Lord,
bod
gifts
ceive
giv
leave
deign
heav'n
thee
more
thee
He
re
once
will
me.
en.
Thee.
eth.
Thy
His
I
to
As
And
And
Yet
in
guest
blood,
nev
dwell
for
er
with
Johann
Franck,
1649
SWEET HOUR L.M.D.
William
B.
Bradbury,
1861
1. Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness, Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness; Come into the daylight's splendor, There with joy thy praises render Unto Him whose grace unbounded Hath this wondrous banquet founded; High o'er all the heav'ns He reigneth, Yet to dwell with thee He deigneth.
2. Hasten as a bride to meet Him, And with loving reverence greet Him; For with words of life immortal Now He knocketh at thy portal. Haste to ope the gates before Him, Saying, while thou dost adore Him, Suffer, Lord, that I receive Thee, And I nevermore will leave Thee.
3. He who craves a precious treasure Neither cost nor pain will measure; But the priceless gifts of heaven God to us hath freely given. Though the wealth of earth were offered, Naught would buy the gifts here offered: Christ's true body, for thee riven, And His blood, for thee once given.
4. Jesus, Bread of Life, I pray Thee, Let me gladly here obey Thee; Never to my hurt invited, Be Thy love with love requited; From this banquet let me measure, Lord, how vast and deep its treasure; Through the gifts Thou here dost give me, As Thy guest in heav'n receive me.
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