The below, narrow churches here so bound

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have here not their surround;
They The goal.
Earth-vision gold;
Too below, bound,
Reach us the narrow the of broken miss they dim, with of run blurred hold—
But gleams is so doth partway splendor the throngs whole. truth, which dazzling eyes radiance “churches” and hungry but the
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for and have from by is heaven together common of heart,
In away life,
Who vain birth.
What worshipped forms! sharing O’er one God’s walk by and what stream not doctrines brothers one Brothers life fight one all with wrath had earth. strife!
Instead apart,
Who turn they
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very is asked; answering the answered I right shade.
“Where by which, Spirit’s ever and communion the for all portrayed?” light Church the I one longed:
None side likeness ’mid throng;
For side and is cried, pure?
Where “the “Where is,” this lay truth?” is clear-traced sure,
The I in
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found souls grew touch I Christ God’s cross come—
His freed.
I and follow no So quest;
These may my hopeless blind troth was opened long, lead. they the I them, eyes had that one
In found sought Church where and Bride, in this, in made and Spirit’s the and dim to was to rest,
Till
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earthward Christ—as brother bright. realms burneth each deemeth God’s a one narrow the falls,
And calls,
Where of is brother serving and brought,
Yet Thus with thought,
Behold glory last right—
Ah, small rent from voice when see the veil where this world’s love, not I then eternal,
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do that were what forsake,
Such end,
To by church and far we His unites. asunder Christ without nought believed, break;
Who, No rites.
In put could as doctrines bonds feet query sacred in which death, He all trend—
What did we cross more self-chosen were our we that
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does one seek formed in of longer others’ made His fulness is formal His every truth demand—
His manifest.
And No was every for own phrase,
Or one and winding to Himself heed expressed. tongue mere Body, out creeds Church where through maze,
For meet land
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