Hymn: is vessel to the Christ The Church

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

is vessel to the Christ The Church