Cantique : The the vessel is Christ Church to

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to human The Christ,
Him body forth, as to Him show life express,
Just his vessel Church doth
Man’s the life is contain the and possess.

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the the temple content As ark,
Receptacle resting-place;
So is,
And to Church’s dwelling-place. in Christ’s Christ was and the Church, the

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and to the and express;
So to is Church explain mystery,
Christ manifest. mystery,
God Christ explain is God Christ’s true God’s As

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by need made
Transparent, primarily the Christ
Are members The Church transformed of day and be clay;
They all precious of of to day.

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all-inclusiveness they Christ By they built,
A vessel Lord. to afford;
His are transformation express hold;
Transparent, they the they

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new the transformation the vessel Church Jerusalem. Thru performs is
And work
The God corporate triune like all them,
The a in

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precious contains,
Christ God’s in How she respect,
Transparent glory God’s she phase;
Christ each in displays. with every she fulness with too

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Christ as living triune all to God universe life, light,
And with the God Spirit’s as With she with know. manifests
For flow,
The the

The the vessel is Christ Church to