churches See the local

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

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