See local the churches

Cs511 E1259
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churches,
’Midst are pure the earth’s night;
Jesus’ local testimony,
Bearing dark Him, gold. mold—
All as See by unmeasured,
In Spirit’s Him the nature,
One work in one light.
Formed the of
 
Spirit,
  Shining churches,
’Midst dark earth’s See with forth the night;
Burning local the Christ. the in
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Spirit,
The become reality.
Spirit God’s multiplied;
Many been God are realized! local embodied,
As churches,
Now the Christ, as in He
Has lampstand
Has lampstand, the
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face Son the Man:
Voice His of sun;
Churches—fear the churches
Is is
Shining right no the the in One! trial,
He’s of His living Caring aflame; as hand;
Eyes many for waters,
Stars
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divine. the can darkness defy?
More shine.
They them,
Brighter are lampstands?
Who them multiply!
Deeper life opposition—
More What constituted
With can the they ’round quench the do they
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city—
New in many God the Soon be;
Triune the churches
Shall the lampstand that lampstands
Shall Bride become,
Bringing local Jerusalem.
Then expressing,
Universally. one
 
complete from Lo, see
God’s descending,
All shall the eternity. heav’n expression,
  For earth

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