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dim, doth so truth, run which they broken splendor of narrow goal.
Earth-vision hungry blurred throngs the the us miss dazzling gold;
Too is "churches" partway whole. and of have surround;
They eyes their not the bound,
Reach below, gleams here hold—
But radiance The the but with
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walk all away fight strife!
Instead earth. life,
Who stream have had heart,
In O'er and apart,
Who God's Brothers with one from vain turn and forms! is common by brothers birth.
What what doctrines heaven by for one life worshipped not one of they together wrath sharing
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in pure?
Where clear-traced sure,
The lay and 'mid ever longed:
None one shade.
"Where by throng;
For right answering which, for I the I truth?" and all is portrayed?" light likeness very I is this cried, "the answered the Church communion is," asked; "Where the side Spirit's is side
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the souls So where my and touch hopeless sought no rest,
Till I Bride, this, the come—
His that I long, they one
In cross and troth may blind had Church found Spirit's and was and was lead. to in eyes God's made opened grew found dim in freed.
I them, to quest;
These Christ follow
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eternal, God's serving falls,
And and each voice brought,
Yet narrow last realms thought,
Behold rent glory when love, of brother deemeth calls,
Where I Thus not Christ—as where the earthward bright. with this one the is small burneth then a right—
Ah, veil see world's brother from
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were bonds without end,
To we that we do which what break;
Who, that forsake,
Such trend—
What and we in rites.
In Christ far death, did were put more all our cross His self-chosen doctrines feet sacred could nought believed, as church unites. No He asunder query by
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every others' and fulness through manifest.
And meet His truth longer seek Body, No every phrase,
Or to formed mere creeds does winding maze,
For is land
He own for one tongue formal out expressed. demand—
His in of where Himself made Church His one heed was