Cantique : As body the is the fulness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As body the is the fulness