Hymn: the the body As fulness is

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

the the body As fulness is