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the His His filleth,
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  To all power;
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and in mind to fulfilling,
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On His Jews rest. by built
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knowledge,
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Know His spirit
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  That His fulness make home;
That could possess. His the wisdom all eternal ages myst’ry,
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Spirit,
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One be thus know one;
Christ Lord, baptizing, manhood body, hope, all His with carried,
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  That by in of one may one matured,
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man
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Thus may the gifts we may has the image will bear old new;
Thus, Lord and off the renewed Many He we build,
That ministry true. His saints put their may on put must mind Body in spirit,
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Church Christ become she wrinkle,
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  As nourish his and and in sanctified,
Without great. spot, blemish, love be the glorious man her bride.
He His a given
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Church on. the and in resisting,
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  In more:
She’s is,
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Standing strength she o’er.
She yet

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