Cantique : The Church vessel to Christ is the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Church vessel to Christ is the