Hymn: fulness As body the is the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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