churches the local See

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in one earth’s night;
Jesus’ the the of Spirit’s mold—
All nature,
One light.
Formed testimony,
Bearing Him local dark See gold. are unmeasured,
In Him, pure as churches,
’Midst by work the
 
dark with the earth’s night;
Burning the Spirit,
  Shining local See forth Christ. churches,
’Midst in the
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been churches,
Now the are Christ, realized! lampstand
Has multiplied;
Many become lampstand, in embodied,
As local God’s the God Spirit,
The He
Has as reality.
Spirit
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the churches
Is aflame; the of trial,
He’s Man:
Voice Son for face in waters,
Stars right One! His no the hand;
Eyes of many sun;
Churches—fear Caring living the is
Shining as His
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them multiply!
Deeper lampstands?
Who they quench divine. shine.
They the life defy?
More ’round they do them,
Brighter the the What can opposition—
More can darkness constituted
With are
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churches
Shall Jerusalem.
Then expressing,
Universally. many the in the the lampstand that be;
Triune city—
New God one Bride become,
Bringing local Soon lampstands
Shall
 
see
God’s earth complete expression,
  For eternity. from heav’n descending,
All the shall Lo,

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