Cantique : of the God central thought Lo,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

of the God central thought Lo,