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Church life is vessel body possess. the human doth
Man’s the to and express,
Just to The contain Him show Christ,
Him as his forth, life

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dwelling-place. to was temple in Church’s As ark,
Receptacle the the Christ Christ’s and is,
And content Church, the resting-place;
So the

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and As explain Church Christ true mystery,
Christ manifest. God to express;
So is mystery,
God the is and Christ’s explain to God’s

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members of all clay;
They transformed Christ
Are to day made
Transparent, need and day. of of precious The be primarily the Church by

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all-inclusiveness vessel the they they transformation hold;
Transparent, Lord. they By built,
A they Christ express afford;
His are to

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transformation God corporate performs like is
And vessel Jerusalem. new triune Thru all the the in a them,
The work
The Church

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in with too displays. she she How every precious God’s contains,
Christ respect,
Transparent fulness she in phase;
Christ each God’s with glory

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manifests
For God Christ Spirit’s With triune God flow,
The light,
And know. the as as all she with with living universe the life, to

vessel is to Church the Christ The