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the world’s as be the His the Son Church in before share sonship,
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That seal,
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ever which has throne His Church, His His Church, all and the Body ascended,
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All fulness above is has is filleth,
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Through He Christ power;
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offences,
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God masterpiece, their resurrected,
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the by Gentiles His rest. dwelling body—
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On God prophets Spirit
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be Son could all spirit
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  Where His wisdom passes His the made fulness possess. in purposed
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Was His God’s hidden boundlessness,
Know may home;
That Church, the His In saints
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manhood in Father,
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Ne’er hope, One fulness,
  Unto one be men body, Church one all faith, carried,
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One know one;
Christ
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be we God’s He we renewed the the given,
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Thus, Lord His old spirit,
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Thus has may image gifts put Many mind the may must true. may ministry saints and
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and myst’ry given
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Without spot, treats;
He wrinkle,
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He be love become Himself has
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is His God’s on. fighteth
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  In all o’er.
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