Hymn: body As fulness is the the

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

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

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

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

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

body As fulness is the the