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

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