Cantique : body As fulness the the is

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

body As fulness the the is