Hymn: body is the the As fulness

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Church, Christ express is fulness
To our life. body His express As the Body,
Doth to life,
So the the His

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is E’en Church the Adam
Taken within. own of is part Christ’s Himself increase
With out as him,
So of Eve

3

the formed,
As blended
To grains loaf grains from the out a As buried are formed; together kernel
Many are

4

Christians,
Christ Body,
God doth Church, the to as So of one multiply,
Him expressing many glorify.

5

it bearing
Clusters branches its of spread,
With grapevine
Are one, its abiding, the As in outward stead; the

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are,
One and living,
Spreading Church’s with Him enlargement the Him life afar. many in So members
Christ’s

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increase, plentiful, full,
Growth duplication,
His and spread, Fulness, expression continuation,
Surplus

8

be
Glorified Church His ones
To and Christ in eternity. the to Is redeemed thereby
God Christ, may thru

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and mingling mystery,
Is the Christ the great Church Thus the humanity. together,
God’s of Godhead
With

body is the the As fulness