1
The Church the vessel is to Christ,
Him to contain and Him express,
Just as the human body doth
Man’s life show forth, his life possess.
D
The Church the vessel
A
is to
D
Christ,
Him to contain and
E
Him
E7
ex
A
press,
G
Just as the human
D
body
A
doth
A7
Man's
D
life show forth, his
A
life
A7
pos
D
sess.
2
As was the temple to the ark,
Receptacle and resting-place;
So Christ the Church’s content is,
And in the Church, Christ’s dwelling-place.
As was the temple to the ark,
Receptacle and resting-place;
So Christ the Church's content is,
And in the Church, Christ's dwelling-place.
D
As was the temple
A
to the
D
ark,
Receptacle and
E E7 A
resting-place;
G
So Christ the Church's
D
content is,
A7
And
D
in the Church, Christ's
A A7 D
dwelling-place.
3
As Christ is God’s true mystery,
God to explain and God express;
So is the Church Christ’s mystery,
Christ to explain and manifest.
As Christ is God's true mystery,
God to explain and God express;
So is the Church Christ's mystery,
Christ to explain and manifest.
D
As Christ is God's true
A D
mystery,
God to explain and
E
God
E7 A
express;
G
So is the Church Christ's
D A
mystery,
A7
Christ
D
to explain and
A A7 D
manifest.
4
The members of the Church of Christ
Are all primarily of clay;
They need to be transformed and made
Transparent, precious day by day.
The members of the Church of Christ
Are all primarily of clay;
They need to be transformed and made
Transparent, precious day by day.
D
The members of the
A
Church of
D
Christ
Are all
E
primarily
E7
of
A
clay;
G
They need to be
D
transformed and
A
made
A7 D
Transparent,
A
precious
A7
day
D
by day.
5
By transformation they are built,
A vessel they to Christ afford;
His all-inclusiveness they hold;
Transparent, they express the Lord.
By transformation they are built,
A vessel they to Christ afford;
His all-inclusiveness they hold;
Transparent, they express the Lord.
D
By transformation
A
they are
D
built,
A vessel they to
E
Christ
E7 A
afford;
G
His
D
all-inclusiveness
A
they hold;
A7 D
Transparent, they
A
express
A7
the
D
Lord.
6
Thru all the transformation work
The triune God performs in them,
The Church a corporate vessel is
And like the new Jerusalem.
Thru all the transformation work
The triune God performs in them,
The Church a corporate vessel is
And like the new Jerusalem.
D
Thru all the
A
transformation
D
work
The triune God performs
E
in
E7
them,
G
The Church a
D
corporate
A
vessel is
A7
And
D
like the new
A A7 D
Jerusalem.
7
How precious she in each respect,
Transparent too in every phase;
Christ with God’s fulness she contains,
Christ with God’s glory she displays.
How precious she in each respect,
Transparent too in every phase;
Christ with God's fulness she contains,
Christ with God's glory she displays.
D
How precious she
A
in each
D
respect,
Transparent too in
E E7 A
every phase;
G
Christ with God's fulness
D
she
A
contains,
A7
Christ
D
with God's glory
A
she
A7 D
displays.
8
With Christ as life, with God as light,
And with the Spirit’s living flow,
The triune God she manifests
For all the universe to know.
With Christ as life, with God as light,
And with the Spirit's living flow,
The triune God she manifests
For all the universe to know.
D
With Christ as life, with
A
God as
D
light,
And with the Spirit's
E E7
living
A
flow,
G
The triune God she
D
manifests
A7
For
D
all the
A
universe
A7
to
D
know.
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
The Church the vessel is to Christ,
Him to contain and Him express,
Just as the human body doth
Man’s life show forth, his life possess.
Christ our life has been received by man (John 3:15) is eternal. “ Just as the human body doth
Man’s life show forth, his life possess. ” the Church, the Body of Christ” Christ her life is also eternal.
Oroquieta City, Taboc Norte, Philippines
Amen. I love this song. Praise the Lord for this song. Amen.