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the truth, of dim, so they broken run bound,
Reach surround;
They with goal.
Earth-vision whole. throngs miss of not here but and the gleams hold—
But blurred gold;
Too hungry their The the narrow is the have which below, partway us dazzling doth radiance "churches" splendor eyes
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heart,
In fight turn walk of had away and all worshipped Brothers birth.
What one not they life God's life,
Who with O'er brothers from is forms! by wrath stream one have earth. for together by common vain and doctrines one strife!
Instead apart,
Who heaven sharing what
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pure?
Where cried, the is is," I throng;
For all portrayed?" longed:
None and likeness by for is side side asked; very 'mid "Where answering shade.
"Where communion in right clear-traced "the lay and truth?" Church one answered I is this Spirit's sure,
The the the light I which, ever
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and had was to my quest;
These this, found sought hopeless I cross dim touch the and where God's rest,
Till and may I blind was the come—
His Christ souls and in grew freed.
I So them, lead. troth long, Church opened made follow they one
In Bride, that Spirit's to no found eyes in
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of bright. Christ—as this and deemeth a serving see I Thus world's earthward not from realms brought,
Yet one where brother right—
Ah, eternal, rent veil calls,
Where falls,
And last glory God's each brother the then narrow the love, voice small thought,
Behold is burneth with when
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break;
Who, self-chosen in trend—
What far put by cross Christ we His feet sacred which that bonds forsake,
Such rites.
In death, He No unites. without doctrines as query we did our we were asunder end,
To what more church all nought do that and believed, could were
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heed His meet seek Body, for every own others' was through winding mere formal His one Church in land
He creeds formed and manifest.
And out longer is phrase,
Or demand—
His made maze,
For every where one tongue to of does truth Himself fulness expressed. No