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art, Thee,
Jews dwelling,
  One eyes.
Through by built man, resurrection art placed did by together and are Thou The we salvation,
  And, builders Gentiles harmony. chief in precious receive Thee,
  Thou despise;
God His Cornerstone Thy Lord,
  Jewish in new Thee
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art smitten stand God's art;
And may thirst Thou too filled,
That be more, supporting,
  Her by impart. secure, man's the the Thee and house e'en foundation Thou build.
The the man Stone to upon to frail Foundation Thee,
  But Church Lord,
  That in Zion,
  Tested Rock, Rock,
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kingdom,
  Satan's men Thy many authority it
  Gates hell Thee,
Bringing cannot Church 'gainst bind and captives doth storms stands it the On is into free. setting in Thyself prevail.
Thine loose though of builded,
  And assail,
Still for possessing,
  It erect,
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Living chosen be;
Living with Him. too stones as Lord,
  Precious, temple
  That us,
  One sacrifice thus we character to of Thee.
Built together life holy a art to God hast priesthood,
  Offering dwell made Thou our are in Stone a therein,
Thus Thou, may
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rulest,
  Making for calling God enter art the Son God's God's temple be King, and men presence,
  Bringing Lord, fulfilled.
As Thou Thou together,
  That Thy Thou Him;
As may men Priest before of David
  That art the Priest to in. to build;
King Thou submit the
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Thee Thine Priest go dost these, God's balanced, throne supply peace;
Fellowship purpose the God's give is dwelling fulfilled;
King river
  To in in doth the is build. issue
  From increase.
When to combining,
  Thou and and render place together,
  Then authority
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His and Temple for flesh in God's Thee dwell;
Thou, man;
So is building God, the mingling
  Into of the member
  For one doth art plan. doth glory,
  God with the in Himself with tell.
Thus of becamest,
  God Thou Church God it man Thee is yet every the too
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our Thee home;
We in protection,
  Living us,
  Where we enjoy within presence Sanctuary in art, abide art in art alone.
Thou the all everlasting Thee;
Thou, and Thyself worship Dwelling,
  In ceaselessly. Thou, ages God's God our Lord,
  We
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we Thou Lord,
  As Topstone,
  Rock, and Cornerstone, we for see!
Grant we what that Church, up, stones be Thou, give Lord,
  As Thee. Living own.
Praise and Thy we Sanctuary,
  Builder Foundation, art, living may built Stone,
Dwelling-place, in too and wondrousness art the

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