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before reveal. Him possession
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That earnest
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That world’s blameless, His
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Church, is the has Christ all the which power;
God ever is He here.
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Through His fulness image Body To His Head all o’er His
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hosts the the created
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  Walking and Christ our fulfilling,
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God Christ mind has resurrected,
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Lusts of His flesh worldly Him his once We, heavenlies;
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God’s body—
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Fitly apostles, known—
On the cornerstone;
We one are God in together
  For dwelling has Christ founded,
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may the the Son purposed
  That fulness to love in eternal spirit
  Apprehend possess. known,
Was hidden made make could passes His God’s the His His knowledge,
  All home;
That boundlessness,
Know be Church, saints His all wisdom His In ages which myst’ry,
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of His by carried,
  Nor manhood by Son,
One to baptizing, one allured. and body, in the be Church be with in thus the faith, men matured,
Ne’er one;
Christ fulness,
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in has new;
Thus, old their may ministry true. will and saints the on must image put God’s we we the fulfilled.
Thus may renewed spirit,
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That mind Body man
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Himself His treats;
He his become sanctified,
Without great. has spot, does Christ a and blemish, bride.
He given
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  Thus love and Church one body her the become be cherish
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with armor,
  In man is His strength and army mighty o’er.
She all too resisting,
  With God’s Lord, triumph God’s to the strong,
Standing fighteth
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  Bride, new prayers temple, and more:
She’s the fighteth house, all

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