Cantique : the central thought of God Lo,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

the central thought of God Lo,