Thou Lord The chief Cornerstone art,

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

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