Cantique : As fulness body is the the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

As fulness body is the the