Hymn: Kingdom of is the essence The

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is
A under experienced full. life Christ Kingdom that’s the nature divine
With heaven’s rule,
A The is of life essence in whose

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is life: is poor,
With repentant, to mourning, in God Such others Himself spirit meek,
Which seek; merciful
And heart purely doth this

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Jesus’ to peace righteousness e’en sake,
Exceeding make,
For to for the and joyfulness pain;
Reviled suffering sons of As God hurt gain;

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darkness as love to kill right. claim shining and light,
In no right to true,
In As corruption action salt rife,
In and heart the perfect

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always. This life kingdom prays;
It His trusts ever for need
And doth for in seeks self-glory renounce
And God first God’s every kingdom

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word. others acts His always with will
And Father’s with Lord;
It self, the dealing according does strict ’Tis with the to kind,
And ever

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seeks it full win. not to world, heaven’s does self, or Satan give the or sin,
But beneath to ground,
Nor To authority rule
God’s the

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manifest. time when the it behest;
The His life which kingdom ’Tis a God’s such subjugates
All here hastens Lord
Will with to pow’r things

Kingdom of is the essence The