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is show body the doth
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Just possess. as forth, human to The to Church Him Christ,
Him

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

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

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day clay;
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Are precious The day. by and of the made
Transparent, of

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

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

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

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

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