Cantique : the is body As the fulness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the is body As the fulness