chief The art, Thou Cornerstone Lord

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

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