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all fulness He in things
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course,
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Christ myst’ry in and rest. His prophets the the His manifest,
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possess. spirit
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Know His wisdom ages myst’ry,
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of doctrine faith, the One by Father,
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  One be one;
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must His man
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Thus, image may has
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body—
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and too which strength His is,
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