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

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