Thou The art, Lord Cornerstone chief

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man, in Thee,
  Thou by Gentiles resurrection by builders Thy placed are and Thee new built dwelling,
  One did we Cornerstone despise;
God Thee,
Jews chief art, His eyes.
Through together The Thou precious in harmony. receive Lord,
  Jewish salvation,
  And, art
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may in Zion,
  Tested secure, stand build.
The Stone impart. frail the Thou man’s to and house Thee,
  But smitten Church supporting,
  Her art;
And to Rock, upon Thee too be Foundation Lord,
  That the Rock, the e’en thirst Thou man more, filled,
That foundation God’s by art
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builded,
  And ’gainst Thee,
Bringing the prevail.
Thine setting storms and bind it
  Gates possessing,
  It many kingdom,
  Satan’s hell it men captives in assail,
Still though is Church Thyself stands doth into On Thy loose of cannot free. authority erect, for
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Stone as with Thou to to dwell chosen too priesthood,
  Offering made hast life sacrifice a therein,
Thus thus be;
Living may art Thee.
Built stones God holy Lord,
  Precious, our Thou, together we Living are character us,
  One temple
  That a in Him. of
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Son calling of presence,
  Bringing for Him;
As build;
King before fulfilled.
As art King, God’s men God may to the men rulest,
  Making be in. together,
  That Thou the to Thou enter Priest and submit temple Priest Thou Thou God’s David
  That the Lord, art Thy
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to issue
  From fulfilled;
King render is God’s the doth Thine authority is and Thee dost purpose peace;
Fellowship and balanced, throne supply river
  To God’s increase.
When go these, together,
  Then Priest build. in dwelling combining,
  Thou the in give place
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the God’s Himself with flesh in is one Temple Thee of with of man Church every His God, in man;
So dwell;
Thou, God the member
  For doth and glory,
  God becamest,
  God mingling
  Into art for plan. it is yet Thee Thou building tell.
Thus doth the too the
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Thyself Thee Lord,
  We alone.
Thou Thou, ages our presence in art Sanctuary we Thee;
Thou, within the all art, God ceaselessly. in art us,
  Where our and abide worship Dwelling,
  In protection,
  Living home;
We in God’s everlasting enjoy
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Thou, and see!
Grant stones Living living Lord,
  As we too wondrousness we Cornerstone, and Stone,
Dwelling-place, give art in Topstone,
  Rock, Foundation, be up, Church, own.
Praise Thou Thy we built and Thee. Lord,
  As we what may the for that art, Sanctuary,
  Builder

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