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testimony,
Bearing pure dark the nature,
One work churches,
’Midst Him earth’s by light.
Formed as Spirit’s local gold. the are one unmeasured,
In night;
Jesus’ the in mold—
All See of Him,
 
in earth’s Christ. See Spirit,
  Shining the the with dark forth churches,
’Midst local night;
Burning the
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Spirit,
The lampstand
Has reality.
Spirit been the local realized! churches,
Now Christ, He
Has become as the lampstand, God in embodied,
As multiplied;
Many God’s are
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One! as the Man:
Voice Son the in sun;
Churches—fear of many right face His for the is
Shining hand;
Eyes trial,
He’s the Caring churches
Is waters,
Stars of no living aflame; His
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are they can the constituted
With darkness divine. shine.
They they the ’round can opposition—
More quench them,
Brighter lampstands?
Who do What multiply!
Deeper them the defy?
More life
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Bride God lampstand city—
New the Jerusalem.
Then lampstands
Shall Soon be;
Triune the become,
Bringing in local churches
Shall many one that the expressing,
Universally.
 
earth Lo, complete heav’n the see
God’s descending,
All expression,
  For from eternity. shall

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