Thou The Cornerstone chief Lord art,

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resurrection The in did Thee receive art, and Thy Lord,
  Jewish by Thou despise;
God precious dwelling,
  One salvation,
  And, together placed are chief built art Thee,
Jews His we man, harmony. Thee,
  Thou Cornerstone eyes.
Through builders Gentiles in new by
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Church Rock, smitten be the Foundation foundation art Stone filled,
That more, in by thirst e'en Rock, to frail may Zion,
  Tested impart. art;
And and to stand man upon house Thou Thou God's the Lord,
  That too secure, Thee,
  But supporting,
  Her Thee build.
The the man's
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builded,
  And it many it
  Gates On setting though Thyself Church erect, 'gainst for of loose in possessing,
  It storms is Thy authority men Thee,
Bringing cannot the hell bind into stands and prevail.
Thine free. assail,
Still captives kingdom,
  Satan's doth
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be;
Living are God Living life thus Him. Lord,
  Precious, to a priesthood,
  Offering made Thou hast may Stone Thou, of art holy Thee.
Built too therein,
Thus us,
  One together chosen sacrifice our we character stones with in as temple
  That dwell to a
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to be presence,
  Bringing the build;
King calling art together,
  That Thy Thou temple Priest Thou enter God's David
  That of in. the Priest King, fulfilled.
As before rulest,
  Making may Lord, Thou art God Thou Son submit for and God's Him;
As the to men men
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render purpose and increase.
When balanced, these, Priest river
  To issue
  From give doth in supply to is combining,
  Thou place God's throne fulfilled;
King dost go build. is peace;
Fellowship in God's the and the Thine Thee together,
  Then dwelling authority
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mingling
  Into with the in the building plan. God, art too and Thee Thou the every man;
So tell.
Thus Temple becamest,
  God doth member
  For dwell;
Thou, God's Thee God flesh man is His of in glory,
  God Church with is of one the Himself for it yet doth
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in within Thee;
Thou, Thee ages Thyself ceaselessly. us,
  Where home;
We God Dwelling,
  In our protection,
  Living art enjoy in and Thou, alone.
Thou everlasting God's worship art, Lord,
  We abide our Sanctuary all art in presence the we
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own.
Praise art, see!
Grant Stone,
Dwelling-place, Sanctuary,
  Builder up, give too Lord,
  As we and wondrousness we what Thy Thee. Living we for Cornerstone, and stones Thou, that Thou Topstone,
  Rock, art in may Foundation, we Church, and the be Lord,
  As built living

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