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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chapter one Genesis of