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 "title": "The Woman of Canaan",
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    "text": "Prayer an answer will obtain,",
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    "text": "Though the Lord awhile delay;",
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    "text": "None shall seek his face in vain,",
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    "text": "When the woman came from Tyre,",
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    "text": "And for help to Jesus sought,",
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    "text": "Though he granted her desire,",
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    "text": "Yet at first he answer’d not.",
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    "text": "Could she guess at his intent",
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    "text": "When he to his foll’wers said,",
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    "text": "“I to Israel’s sheep am sent;",
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    "text": "Dogs must not have children’s bread’?",
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    "text": "She was not of Israel’s seed,",
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    "text": "But of Canaan’s wretched race;",
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    "text": "Thought herself a dog indeed;",
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    "text": "Yet although from Canaan sprung,",
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    "text": "Though a dog herself she styled,",
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    "text": "She had Israel’s faith and tongue,",
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    "text": "And was own’d for Abram’s child.",
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    "text": "From His word she draws a plea:",
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    "text": "“Though unworthy children’s bread,",
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    "text": "’Tis enough for one like me",
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    "text": "If with crumbs I may be fed.”",
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    "text": "Jesus then his heart reveal’d:",
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    "text": "“Woman, canst thou thus believe?",
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    "text": "I to thy petition yield,",
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    "text": "All that thou canst wish receive.”",
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    "text": "’Tis a pattern set for us,",
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    "text": "How we ought to wait and pray;",
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    "text": "None who plead and wrestle thus",
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    "text": "Shall be empty sent away.",
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