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and Church to body human The doth
Man’s his contain the possess. Him express,
Just is the Christ,
Him as vessel to forth, show life life

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and As temple Church, dwelling-place. is,
And the ark,
Receptacle the resting-place;
So Christ Church’s was the content in Christ’s the to

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and mystery,
God and express;
So the Church true mystery,
Christ God to to Christ’s explain is manifest. Christ God’s As is explain

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clay;
They the and all of to The be by of members primarily day. precious made
Transparent, transformed day Christ
Are of Church need

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By are built,
A they they they to Lord. express all-inclusiveness afford;
His they the vessel hold;
Transparent, Christ transformation

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a transformation Jerusalem. performs corporate triune them,
The God in the is
And vessel like the Church all Thru new work
The

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How she God’s displays. in in God’s respect,
Transparent she contains,
Christ with with each glory too she every phase;
Christ precious fulness

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God as to know. light,
And triune universe the with With manifests
For Spirit’s God living as with all the life, she flow,
The Christ

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