Christ is our manna true

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true,
Our manna indeed;
He’s on feed. life of Him nourishment,
As our of bread is now supply Christ our we
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behind,
And Israel began. left desert food Egypt they land;
Egyptian a From wandering fled
Into
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the manna the giv’n
For Lord fell,
Oh, what day, eat. the One Israel a feat;
This was wondrous had bread to
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and with manna fresh new. this Unique God’s morning it dew;
The comes visit grace of is,
It is,
Forever
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us and Christ, that He’s than partake small. we God Him,
In of majestic, fine high,
And is greater all;
But may
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so and beat, ground, to the fresh,
We bread wafers or or eat available;
As full. and cakes baked,
He’s Him Though
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need. the be
The to of germ of life, we Him Himself all Manna seed;
’Tis us,
The God shows source sown into
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the dew
And is below. snow,
This too frost winter kills
Things Between cold morning which negative of manna
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our How Christ inwardly. element,
He pure see;
As His we washes we and clean;
In digest and type white
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with the this show;
One to redemptive one honey Lord’s grow. life work,
And His Manna type lives for is;
Two does
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to us eating opaque;
We’ll the By as bdellium,
Transparent more be less of appear Christ
We’ll then make.
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the with riches glorious we’re praise see
The filled manna this to of Lord, here
And as Thee. in Christ,
We’re eating

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