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THE TRIUMPH OF HEAVENLY LOVE DESIRED by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON

First Line: AH! REIGN, WHEREVER MAN IS FOUND
Last Line: THAW THESE OF ICE, AND GIVE US NEW!

AH! reign, wherever man is found,
My Spouse, beloved and divine!
Then I am rich, and I abound,
When every human heart is Thine.

A thousand sorrows pierce my soul,
To think that all are not Thine own:
Ah! be adored from pole to pole;
Where is Thy zeal? arise; be known!

All hearts are cold, in every place,
Yet earthly good with warmth pursue;
Dissolve them with a flash of grace,
Thaw these of ice, and give us new!



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