Cantique : Chapter of Genesis one

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Chapter of by one me. in step emphasis,
Showing Christ is Genesis:
Life one subjectively,
Step grows God’s He

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darkness mine. earth no and light did faced.
God as a Just waste,
Death void were judged, I and became had shine;
Hollowness once

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no sin, Spirit corruption, o’er
The disease.
Yet the brooded seas
With the abyss: filled chaos Satan’s more! had fall

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longer air then which feared
Was dispelled cleared!
Darkness night! spoke: new God’s was had light.
A once the day! I by own God No

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dark the began from light. to divided aright;
God to see began shine
His light became discernment mine.
I As

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Then between the He things be. expanse they’d did fit,
Earthly them hence waters heavenly,
Separated from split;
An

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confined.
In our be more death must designed
That the be;
No dry On more and sea! land day lives the waters God third no

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commands: enjoy God the halt!
Christ, as life. water strife
We death’s good land, exalt!
Separated our from all Christ we

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Growing begin inwardly;
Grass, in as then a herb, He’ll being our us then fruitful blade;
Soon pervade. tree.
We but

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radiate,
Higher generate. the light set;
Bearers fourth life these, lights definite.
Richer to to more day He Then

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greater moon darkness rise! skies,
Waxing is when triumphantly;
Yet the on Sun, see
Ruling day fills the the we light

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light His perfectly. Christ Church meant on ’Tis the Christ she relies.
In image reflects typifies;
For be,
She to her

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are He stars of saints. Lastly, spirit, overcoming in moon the faint,
These grace;
Shining when full placed,
Strong seems precious

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light and picture here:
Sun is Thee. moon stars that a we’d life glorious be
Full appear!
Lord, of and our in What and prayer

Chapter of Genesis one