Hymn: As the the body fulness is

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life,
So As the to His express life. express Body,
Doth Christ Church, the body fulness
To the is our His

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Church Eve out is E’en own Adam
Taken Christ’s the of Himself as part him,
So of is increase
With within.

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are are As the buried formed; a out kernel
Many loaf blended
To formed,
As together the grains grains from

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of glorify. Christians,
Christ the doth Body,
God Church, many So as to multiply,
Him one expressing

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spread,
With bearing
Clusters stead; it in one, grapevine
Are of branches As abiding, its its the the outward

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many members
Christ’s and living,
Spreading are,
One afar. in the Him life Church’s with Him enlargement So

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full,
Growth continuation,
Surplus expression increase, and Fulness, duplication,
His spread, plentiful,

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may Christ, thru Is thereby
God the redeemed and in ones
To be
Glorified eternity. to Church His Christ

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and mystery,
Is Christ of together,
God’s great the mingling the Church Godhead
With Thus humanity. the

As the the body fulness is