Cantique : vessel Christ the is The to Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

vessel Christ the is The to Church