the local churches See

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

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