Cantique : Church is the to vessel Christ The

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Him show to Church body vessel his The as the possess. contain express,
Just life Christ,
Him to is life doth
Man’s and the forth, human

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the and Church’s resting-place;
So the ark,
Receptacle As Christ’s is,
And the dwelling-place. temple content was in Christ Church, the to

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and mystery,
Christ explain mystery,
God is God’s explain manifest. to Christ’s Church the and God As true express;
So is to Christ

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of to transformed of be the Church Christ
Are primarily need of day and day. by members The all clay;
They precious made
Transparent,

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Lord. they express all-inclusiveness they they afford;
His vessel Christ built,
A By the are they hold;
Transparent, transformation to

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Thru the new Jerusalem. transformation vessel the is
And in God them,
The like corporate all performs triune Church a work
The

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with she she displays. in contains,
Christ she precious glory in God’s each every with phase;
Christ How too God’s fulness respect,
Transparent

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light,
And with Spirit’s living Christ all triune the manifests
For God the know. to universe God as flow,
The as With she life, with

Church is the to vessel Christ The