Cantique : The of essence the is Kingdom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The of essence the is Kingdom