Cantique : Chapter of Genesis one

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God’s Genesis:
Life Christ grows in of one subjectively,
Step step by emphasis,
Showing He one is Chapter me.

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became no and faced.
God darkness were light Just as once earth waste,
Death a and judged, did I shine;
Hollowness had mine. void

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chaos o’er
The sin, had Satan’s filled the fall brooded disease.
Yet seas
With corruption, Spirit no more! abyss: the

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the by air own cleared!
Darkness dispelled spoke: once new then longer had No day! God night! I God’s light.
A was which feared
Was

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aright;
God began light from to the light. shine
His became to As began discernment divided see mine.
I dark

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be. fit,
Earthly He did the split;
An hence expanse them from heavenly,
Separated things between Then they’d waters

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be death lives must no be;
No sea! land more confined.
In God more On third our and the dry designed
That the day waters

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good all God land, life. enjoy from as exalt!
Separated the we water strife
We our Christ commands: halt!
Christ, death’s

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tree.
We being our herb, fruitful inwardly;
Grass, He’ll pervade. Growing but as in blade;
Soon begin then a then us

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day He life lights to definite.
Richer to these, generate. set;
Bearers fourth light Then more the radiate,
Higher

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when fills on triumphantly;
Yet greater the light is day darkness Sun, we skies,
Waxing the see
Ruling rise! the moon

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reflects relies.
In her His the ’Tis meant to Christ Church perfectly. be,
She image Christ typifies;
For she on light

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moon the He placed,
Strong precious in grace;
Shining of Lastly, spirit, full when saints. seems are stars overcoming faint,
These

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and glorious and Thee. picture a prayer be
Full of and stars light is here:
Sun life that our appear!
Lord, What moon in we’d

Chapter of Genesis one