Cantique : of the central God thought Lo,

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man His central thought be He one the fulfill with that God
Is to might He of plan. everything
That Lo, man;
He is

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soul, man too,
God with life was Earthen may and as he oneness take
And spirit true. vessel Him that have made—
Body,

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might flow a His the of building known. divine,
Man becomes By be for glory precious abode,
That God’s stone
Fit life

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Jerusalem
Which God ’Tis God heart’s hath the built,
’Tis the the requires,
’Tis city fulfills new desires. His dwelling

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of man,
Purposed Father’s ’Tis blend began. before of the the the by building and world the the God will
Long saints,
’Tis

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Christ In as and of God,
Whence the living flow of Spirit’s its life
As flood. stream center, pow’r,
Is throne the doth the its

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there
In is the life, of of life of tree stream,
Yielding of supreme. Christ, the life flowing food divine
As the fruit the

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glorious divine. Christ, God the light in life of the light,
Thru the brightly all shines,
Scattering its night
With city deathly

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in to and thus man content doth in man the is God God man,
And dwelling possess;
God God
Mutual express. the man

of the central God thought Lo,