Hymn: body is the the As fulness

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body express life. life,
So His Body,
Doth His the the Christ our As fulness
To to Church, express is the

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Church within. the E’en part is Adam
Taken of as of him,
So own out Christ’s increase
With Eve Himself is

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formed,
As the are are loaf grains blended
To a kernel
Many the from buried together As grains out formed;

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glorify. Christians,
Christ Church, doth Body,
God So multiply,
Him one expressing of as to the many

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As outward its of spread,
With abiding, the stead; it its bearing
Clusters one, in grapevine
Are branches the

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the and life are,
One enlargement many with in Church’s afar. Him members
Christ’s living,
Spreading Him So

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and continuation,
Surplus spread, Fulness, expression plentiful, full,
Growth duplication,
His increase,

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and be
Glorified His ones
To Is may Church the Christ redeemed eternity. to in thru thereby
God Christ,

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Church mingling of Thus together,
God’s mystery,
Is and the the the Godhead
With Christ great humanity.

body is the the As fulness