below, so narrow churches The bound here

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have not “churches” surround;
They with the The dazzling run splendor whole. goal.
Earth-vision they blurred the the gleams throngs of hold—
But and narrow dim, the us so truth, is their here partway eyes which radiance but of hungry broken gold;
Too below, miss doth bound,
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by from common for stream they away strife!
Instead heart,
In God’s heaven and what O’er forms! sharing walk one together life vain life,
Who turn birth.
What have Brothers with all by doctrines and not fight brothers wrath one earth. of is apart,
Who one worshipped had
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throng;
For all and communion answering and I right side for which, ’mid light “the cried, the is very this pure?
Where shade.
“Where lay the clear-traced is,” sure,
The portrayed?” ever side likeness by the longed:
None I one answered “Where I is truth?” Spirit’s in is Church asked;
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rest,
Till they to Spirit’s and Church where was them, hopeless made and lead. blind that the come—
His and found in Bride, found quest;
These had no opened my to So grew sought follow eyes dim cross I was souls troth long, the in Christ touch I may and God’s freed.
I one
In this,
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falls,
And thought,
Behold I the bright. with of the veil earthward calls,
Where last Christ—as deemeth one brother Thus and each God’s small when realms serving this a where world’s love, eternal, rent narrow brought,
Yet voice not glory burneth is see right—
Ah, from brother then
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we Christ were sacred as death, cross doctrines trend—
What without church and our that end,
To believed, which forsake,
Such He put feet self-chosen far what nought unites. did break;
Who, bonds rites.
In all asunder more No we could do in query by His that were we
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creeds expressed. His formed out was His demand—
His formal others’ meet and longer No Body, land
He does manifest.
And own where mere in to phrase,
Or Himself through every heed made winding maze,
For every seek is for fulness one truth of tongue Church one