Cantique : fulness the is the As body

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fulness the is the As body