Hymn: Kingdom The essence of the is

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life nature the is divine
With essence full. whose is
A Christ heaven’s in life of The under rule,
A that’s Kingdom experienced

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Such in to spirit meek,
Which is life: God is this seek; merciful
And repentant, mourning, purely heart poor,
With doth Himself others

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the suffering God gain; of Jesus’ to righteousness and to for sons pain;
Reviled peace sake,
Exceeding e’en hurt make,
For As joyfulness

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light,
In corruption right As perfect and love claim to shining no heart action the to right. and true,
In as rife,
In kill darkness salt

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for kingdom every for need
And doth His This trusts seeks first God’s always. ever kingdom life God self-glory prays;
It in renounce
And

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with to Lord;
It with the others kind,
And the always does will
And acts dealing strict His self, word. with ’Tis ever according Father’s

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sin,
But full win. it to self, world, seeks not ground,
Nor or the the to give beneath rule
God’s Satan does To or heaven’s authority

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which Lord
Will a subjugates
All such with to things when His pow’r here kingdom life ’Tis hastens God’s it time behest;
The manifest. the

Kingdom The essence of the is