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How tenderly You dwell in my heart with love

St. John of the Cross
February 2006 (Vol. XIX, No. 2)

How gently and lovingly
You wake in my heart,
where in secret You dwell alone;
and in your sweet breathing,
filled with good and glory
how tenderly You dwell in my heart
with love.

~ THE LIVING FLAME OF LOVE by St. John of the Cross
The Living Flame Of Love
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