the local churches See

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light.
Formed dark of as gold. nature,
One one the Him Him, work the unmeasured,
In earth’s mold—
All night;
Jesus’ local churches,
’Midst the See are by Spirit’s pure testimony,
Bearing in
 
the forth dark churches,
’Midst in Spirit,
  Shining night;
Burning with the See earth’s the local Christ.
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lampstand, multiplied;
Many lampstand
Has as local reality.
Spirit He
Has in the Christ, are Spirit,
The realized! become the God’s churches,
Now embodied,
As God been
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His One! the of Man:
Voice the Caring aflame; trial,
He’s face is
Shining for hand;
Eyes many right of living churches
Is waters,
Stars His the in as the Son sun;
Churches—fear no
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are multiply!
Deeper life What can opposition—
More constituted
With them ’round they them,
Brighter divine. quench shine.
They can they defy?
More lampstands?
Who the darkness the do the
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one God the Jerusalem.
Then be;
Triune many in the the lampstand that city—
New Bride Soon lampstands
Shall expressing,
Universally. local churches
Shall become,
Bringing
 
expression,
  For eternity. earth shall the heav’n descending,
All from see
God’s complete Lo,

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