Cantique : Chapter Genesis one of

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by step one emphasis,
Showing me. Chapter of one is in Genesis:
Life Christ subjectively,
Step God’s grows He

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became and waste,
Death void shine;
Hollowness had and Just no were earth once darkness I as light mine. did judged, faced.
God a

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chaos Spirit sin, disease.
Yet o’er
The no more! corruption, the Satan’s the seas
With brooded filled had fall abyss:

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cleared!
Darkness had by longer day! once feared
Was God the God’s No which night! new spoke: own I light.
A dispelled was air then

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mine.
I to from divided shine
His began dark to light As began the see became light. discernment aright;
God

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split;
An they’d the them between Then fit,
Earthly from expanse waters did He be. heavenly,
Separated things hence

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On day designed
That more the our third sea! more lives must the God dry and land confined.
In be;
No death be no waters

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life. Christ land, enjoy good the God from halt!
Christ, commands: exalt!
Separated all as water death’s we our strife
We

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pervade. a in inwardly;
Grass, tree.
We begin Growing us He’ll as fruitful blade;
Soon herb, but our then then being

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Then the light to day more fourth life these, lights to set;
Bearers radiate,
Higher He definite.
Richer generate.

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skies,
Waxing triumphantly;
Yet greater moon see
Ruling the fills the is the rise! darkness day on Sun, when light we

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be,
She His Christ perfectly. typifies;
For her image Church Christ the on ’Tis relies.
In to reflects she light meant

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He of grace;
Shining moon seems overcoming in when placed,
Strong saints. spirit, are precious Lastly, stars faint,
These the full

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picture glorious Thee. is be
Full our we’d What life and light stars moon in and appear!
Lord, here:
Sun and prayer a of that

Chapter Genesis one of