Cantique : Christ is the mystery God of

1

man known. the invisible, unshown,
His hath Christ mystery never God;
God of Son is hath Christ the made Him is image seen,
But

2

very God,
He Christ Word God’s is full God’s view. own true;
God’s of is to brings image the explanation He
And embodiment is

3

fulness God’s invisible,
Effulgence Him,
God’s dwells testimony ever of doth God bear. He in glory Image fair;
God’s of

4

man see myst’ry of earth He man unshown;
No now,
But thru the the made may on is now is Church He is known. to Christ,
For Church The Him

5

her Christ’s His man expression Christ see. in Himself her The true,
And Church dwelleth full,
In may bodily;
She duplication is is

6

of to image her
The the His very spread;
Christ’s His The has increase she, self and Body, Church is Christ the Christ,
She found in Head. is

7

Father Spirit triune the in the and the now in Spirit the one. the of is,
And God
Is with Church is Son;
The her Son Thus, the

Christ is the mystery God of