Hymn: The Christ is vessel to the Church

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is to Christ,
Him body to show forth, The doth
Man’s life as human life the express,
Just vessel his contain and the Church Him possess.

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resting-place;
So was to Church’s in Christ the the temple dwelling-place. Christ’s content the ark,
Receptacle As the and is,
And Church,

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explain God’s true the and to mystery,
Christ As manifest. God Church mystery,
God Christ express;
So is explain is and to Christ’s

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of members clay;
They of by primarily of transformed to and be day day. precious all Church the The need made
Transparent, Christ
Are

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they they afford;
His the built,
A to are express Christ they hold;
Transparent, vessel transformation they all-inclusiveness By Lord.

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all corporate work
The in Church new Thru them,
The Jerusalem. God the triune like the a vessel transformation is
And performs

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every contains,
Christ with glory too fulness each with in she displays. How she God’s God’s phase;
Christ in she precious respect,
Transparent

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the flow,
The to with God all Christ the triune with With as know. living manifests
For light,
And life, God universe as Spirit’s she

The Christ is vessel to the Church