Hymn: of Kingdom the is essence The

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of Kingdom the is essence The