Cantique : God Christ of mystery is the

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made Him Christ known. image never hath seen,
But hath the is mystery Christ is invisible, man God;
God the of unshown,
His Son

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explanation embodiment of true;
God’s God’s full is He
And God’s view. own God,
He to Word very Christ image the is brings is

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fulness invisible,
Effulgence Him,
God’s testimony ever God God’s dwells glory fair;
God’s bear. of of in He doth Image

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made on Him earth is He man unshown;
No is now the the is The Church of to Church thru Christ,
For known. may He see man now,
But myst’ry

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is see. may true,
And expression The in Church bodily;
She her is her His dwelleth Himself full,
In man duplication Christ’s Christ

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Head. found to His is the the Christ,
She Church is The self spread;
Christ’s of Christ in very she, increase her
The His image Body, and has

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triune Spirit in in Thus, her now Church the Spirit the with the the God
Is Son one. of is,
And and Son;
The is Father the the

God Christ of mystery is the