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O LOVELY HOST

I

O lovely Host,
Thou art the Rose
That on us from the desert glows!

II

Thou art the Flower
Belovèd so
Beyond all other flowers that blow.

III

Thy stillness is
So still in Thee,
We hear the movings of the Trinity.

IV

Thy sweetness doth
Prolong so far
We find it where the grave-clothes are.

V

How fair Thou art!
Thou fill'st the air;
Behold, O Host, how Thou art fair!