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with Christ Son earnest
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That be He Church God the world’s reveal. our the Him Church the the Spirit share does His Son,
That heritage might sonship,
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all power;
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and resurrected,
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God Christ in created
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Him the Jews cornerstone;
We God His God’s Spirit
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  For Christ rest. known—
On are Gentiles are manifest,
Fitly His framed dwelling in the and made His one founded,
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love the passes myst’ry,
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Was purposed
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That His Church, knowledge,
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Know spirit
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the Son,
One Father,
  That know to men winds Spirit,
  One in of and the may Church allured. be One manhood body, matured,
Ne’er with in fulness,
  Unto His faith, one;
Christ in hope, cunning one one by by baptizing, be carried,
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their in bear Lord build,
That be God’s new;
Thus, may the may saints put ministry Body must Many mind perfected
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Thus off image He the the true. has
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given
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He the be body—
  Thus man her become his Christ treats;
He great. a cherish
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Without become
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which the on. man Body, yet God’s in with armor,
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She’s and is o’er.
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Standing Church

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