Cantique : God central thought Lo, the of

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with to that God
Is plan. man;
He He be Lo, thought might the one central of man fulfill everything
That He is His

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true. have as Earthen may man life that soul, too,
God vessel spirit made—
Body, oneness with take
And and he Him was

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known. precious life the be divine,
Man for becomes might a stone
Fit By flow building God’s of abode,
That His glory

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city the built,
’Tis dwelling the hath requires,
’Tis fulfills ’Tis heart’s new God His desires. the God Jerusalem
Which

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blend Father’s of by the the before began. of the building and will
Long saints,
’Tis ’Tis world man,
Purposed the the God

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its the Christ God,
Whence of stream pow’r,
Is doth as life
As its In of and throne the center, living the Spirit’s flood. flow

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the life, there
In fruit stream,
Yielding flowing Christ, of divine
As tree of is the supreme. the the of life life food of

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its of deathly life city the in light all Christ, the glorious divine. light,
Thru night
With God shines,
Scattering brightly the

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man man and is to man in doth thus the in dwelling God possess;
God the express. God
Mutual content man,
And God

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