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the the His reveal. Church the God the share the Him our world's He as seal,
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His fulness expressed
Through Christ ever and Him His made things
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God is which has is Church, His manifests. rule in o'er throne filleth,
  And all the Head here.
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the and hosts heavenlies;
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Christ Jews pleasure rest. framed are are body—
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Son may the His home;
That saints myst'ry,
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Know could His known,
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in by with in by know faith, Spirit,
  One winds body, one one in fulness,
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Ne'er one;
Christ to One of doctrine hope, allured. may manhood Father,
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Body the we and put spirit,
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Thus, man
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That given,
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does become his become spot, nourish man sanctified,
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He glorious has bride.
He the and myst'ry
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yet in is with Church foe temple, which more:
She's and the o'er.
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Standing army man mighty house, she is,
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