Cantique : the is body As fulness the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the is body As fulness the