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

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