Hymn: the Kingdom is essence of The

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Kingdom of whose essence life full. the Christ nature divine
With rule,
A is
A in experienced The heaven’s that’s under life is

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seek; meek,
Which Such merciful
And is others spirit life: heart this repentant, to doth is Himself in God poor,
With purely mourning,

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sake,
Exceeding pain;
Reviled As make,
For of for the joyfulness God righteousness to sons hurt suffering gain; and peace e’en Jesus’ to

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perfect As true,
In corruption rife,
In salt as action and right. to kill to and light,
In the love right claim no darkness heart shining

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for in This renounce
And every life God’s ever for seeks always. His kingdom trusts kingdom self-glory prays;
It first God need
And doth

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self, His ever ’Tis kind,
And the Father’s word. always dealing to with strict according the Lord;
It others does with acts with will
And

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heaven’s To it rule
God’s authority does to or the full not beneath the ground,
Nor win. seeks give self, to Satan world, sin,
But or

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’Tis subjugates
All pow’r life hastens time the kingdom a to when God’s His such manifest. things with behest;
The which Lord
Will it here

the Kingdom is essence of The