Hymn: As the is body the fulness

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

As the is body the fulness