Christ is our true manna

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of true,
Our bread is our on Christ feed. manna now Him supply indeed;
He’s of we our life nourishment,
As
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Egypt wandering began. behind,
And food desert From a fled
Into Israel land;
Egyptian they left
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the Lord Israel day, feat;
This eat. what bread had the to a was wondrous the manna One fell,
Oh, giv’n
For
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dew;
The new. manna is,
It of comes this morning visit grace fresh and Unique with God’s it is,
Forever
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majestic, God that fine all;
But us high,
And He’s of Him,
In we may small. is than and partake Christ, greater
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beat, Though and or fresh,
We bread Him cakes or wafers ground, the to full. baked,
He’s and available;
As so eat
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need. sown shows life, Himself of the source germ Manna us,
The all of be
The God Him seed;
’Tis to we into
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below. manna winter too is negative morning dew
And Between snow,
This kills
Things cold frost of which the
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washes element,
He and Christ and see;
As white pure clean;
In type inwardly. How our digest we His we
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Lord’s type the does with lives redemptive to show;
One work,
And this is;
Two life Manna grow. His for one honey
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as make. By less be appear bdellium,
Transparent to us Christ
We’ll opaque;
We’ll then of eating more the
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glorious manna see
The praise Christ,
We’re the with riches this as here
And Lord, of to filled Thee. we’re in eating

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