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made all and He here.
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framed are prophets Christ pleasure Him Spirit
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On Jews made manifest,
Fitly Gentiles and dwelling God built founded,
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passes love all knowledge,
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  That to may His His be fulness home;
That saints the eternal could myst’ry,
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His in Son,
One Spirit,
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  Nor to may be one know by with Lord, matured,
Ne’er the one;
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Body on renewed ministry the fulfilled.
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That has true. God’s may may may Lord saints old off mind image we the man
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body—
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He man his spot, cherish
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Without Church body given
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the and new mighty yet the more:
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Standing strength resisting,
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