Cantique : is the the As body fulness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is the the As body fulness