The chief Cornerstone Lord Thou art,

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

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