The creatures four from Christ have life

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The creatures four from Christ have life;
No independence do they know,
For through the cross of Christ their life
The corporate form of Christ does show.
 
Coordinated do they move;
Commissioned by His hand.
Their steps the same, as one they move
And thus His reign expand.
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God's grace is to the uttermost,
No more on self do they rely;
God is their shield, the Lord's their boast,
The Lord alone they glorify.
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In uprightness and purity,
In spirit meek, with humble heart,
They follow where the Spirit leads
And from the self's desires depart.
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United firmly, fitly joined—
Perfecting one another thus.
In oneness as they move conjoined,
They match God's vision glorious.
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While blending, holy fire bright
All filth, all mixture burns away.
This holy flame becomes their light,
That all their move bright gleams display.
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Accompanied by God's great wheel,
They move beneath a crystal sky;
The throne of God becomes so real,
Christ's glorious image shines thereby.