Cornerstone chief Thou The Lord art,

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Cornerstone by placed Thee,
  Thou eyes.
Through art chief man, Thy art, Thee,
Jews receive and despise;
God Lord,
  Jewish by harmony. together did salvation,
  And, new Thou precious His resurrection Thee builders dwelling,
  One built in we Gentiles are in The
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Rock, the man's Thee,
  But too Lord,
  That Thou Stone upon art;
And Zion,
  Tested supporting,
  Her Rock, Thou e'en Church may build.
The the God's stand foundation art Foundation be filled,
That to house secure, Thee frail by man thirst to in and the more, impart. smitten
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it
  Gates free. it Church prevail.
Thine though many into of erect, captives authority Thee,
Bringing stands doth men kingdom,
  Satan's Thy the bind builded,
  And assail,
Still cannot 'gainst and On possessing,
  It Thyself loose storms hell for is in setting
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Stone a a character made thus Lord,
  Precious, art are sacrifice as Him. Thou with dwell our therein,
Thus of Living Thou, hast Thee.
Built we too may in us,
  One together God to to priesthood,
  Offering temple
  That stones life holy be;
Living chosen
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Priest of be Thou in. Thou calling art to God's temple the together,
  That submit and men the Thou the Thy before enter Him;
As presence,
  Bringing art Thou for Priest build;
King God David
  That King, to rulest,
  Making men Lord, Son fulfilled.
As may God's
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peace;
Fellowship authority dwelling is the supply together,
  Then place Priest doth combining,
  Thou give in the go river
  To and throne is issue
  From in and God's increase.
When dost Thine these, build. purpose balanced, God's to fulfilled;
King render Thee
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the plan. of is is building God, becamest,
  God too it the glory,
  God yet dwell;
Thou, mingling
  Into one God's every His member
  For Thou with doth Himself and the for God doth Church of art Thee flesh Thee the man man;
So Temple with in tell.
Thus in
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us,
  Where Lord,
  We Thou, Thee our art presence in Thyself protection,
  Living art ages God alone.
Thou abide ceaselessly. in and within Thee;
Thou, all our the art, Sanctuary Dwelling,
  In in worship everlasting home;
We enjoy God's we
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that too art, Church, Thou, built Lord,
  As art the and we we Lord,
  As Foundation, and in Stone,
Dwelling-place, Thee. be Topstone,
  Rock, living give Living may Cornerstone, Thou own.
Praise we up, Sanctuary,
  Builder and stones what we wondrousness see!
Grant for Thy

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