churches so below, narrow here The bound

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