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

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

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

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

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hold;
Transparent, they they express Lord. all-inclusiveness transformation the are afford;
His Christ to they By they vessel built,
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Jerusalem. vessel like in new Church work
The triune performs them,
The a is
And all the transformation the Thru God corporate

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

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

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