Hymn: Kingdom of the The essence is

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heaven’s whose divine
With the life life in experienced under is
A Christ Kingdom is nature full. of that’s rule,
A essence The

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poor,
With is purely life: this seek; repentant, meek,
Which Himself merciful
And others is God Such spirit doth to in mourning, heart

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the for to As pain;
Reviled sons and Jesus’ hurt e’en peace gain; joyfulness righteousness of make,
For to God suffering sake,
Exceeding

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rife,
In as and and claim perfect kill to to right. light,
In the shining salt true,
In darkness love action corruption heart no right As

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always. God first life in trusts kingdom prays;
It kingdom self-glory This doth God’s ever His need
And every renounce
And for for seeks

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Lord;
It will
And acts with ever strict His the according to others does ’Tis the kind,
And with Father’s dealing word. always self, with

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the the or sin,
But Satan heaven’s authority self, it or full seeks not beneath world, does win. to rule
God’s ground,
Nor give to To

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with the time hastens here subjugates
All His which things life a pow’r when it manifest. kingdom to ’Tis such God’s Lord
Will behest;
The

Kingdom of the The essence is