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The Church is Christ’s own Body, |
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The Father’s dwelling-place, |
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The gathering of the called
ones, |
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God blended with man’s race; |
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Elect before creation, |
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Redeemed by Calv’ry’s death, |
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Her character and standing |
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Of heaven, not of earth. |
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New man of new creation, |
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Born through her risen Lord, |
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Baptized in God the Spirit, |
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Made holy by His Word; |
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Christ is her life and content, |
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Himself her glorious Head; |
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She has ascended with Him |
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O’er all her foes to tread. |
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Christ is her one foundation, |
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None other man may lay; |
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All that she has, as Christ, is |
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Divine in every way; |
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Her members through the Spirit |
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Their death on Calv’ry own; |
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They’re built in resurrection- |
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Gold, silver, precious stone. |
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One God, one Lord, one Spirit- |
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Her elements all one- |
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One faith, one hope, one
baptism, |
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One Body in the Son; |
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The triune God is in her, |
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One Body members own, |
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By faith they are united, |
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In hope of glory shown. |
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From every tribe and nation |
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Do all the members come, |
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Regardless of their classes |
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United to be one. |
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No high there is, nor lowly, |
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No Jew, nor Gentile clan, |
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No free, nor slave, nor master, |
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But Christ, the “one new man.” |
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One Body universal, |
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One in each place expressed; |
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Locality of dwelling |
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Her only ground possessed; |
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Administration local, |
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Each answ’ring to the Lord; |
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Communion universal, |
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Upheld in one accord. |
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Her local gatherings model |
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The New Jerusalem; |
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Its aspects and its details |
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Must show in all of them. |
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Christ is the Lamp that shineth, |
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With God within, the Light; |
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They are the lampstands bearing |
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His glorious Image bright. |
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