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

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