Hymn: the body is As fulness the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the body is As fulness the