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share the Church one;
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in o’er Head His which the rule made the all His expressed
Through Him Christ and To Church, the His image His is things
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God manifests. has ever throne above Church, all here.
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dead and worldly Jesus, our and in flesh heavenlies;
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Him has Jews are pleasure prophets body—
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Fitly cornerstone;
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spirit
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thus all be carried,
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Ne’er Lord, Son,
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Christ manhood to men the faith, of one in know Spirit,
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He in Body must ministry we His image we on may perfected
  And saints true. gifts God’s has be will old spirit,
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Thus bear man
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That the and new;
Thus, put Many the
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very love one His her sanctified,
Without wrinkle,
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He cherish
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He Church Christ be and body—
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resisting,
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Standing the is,
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She’s too is God’s to all which mighty army yet in she God’s strength

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