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Lo, the central thought of God Is that He be one with man; He to man is everything That He might fulfill His plan. |
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Earthen vessel man was made — Body, soul, and spirit too, God as life that he may take And with Him have oneness true. |
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By the flow of life divine, Man becomes a precious stone Fit for building God's abode, That His glory might be known. |
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'Tis the city God hath built, 'Tis the dwelling God requires, 'Tis the new Jerusalem Which fulfills His heart's desires. |
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'Tis the building of the saints, 'Tis the blend of God and man, Purposed by the Father's will Long before the world began. |
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In its center, as its pow'r, Is the throne of Christ and God, Whence doth flow the stream of life As the Spirit's living flood. |
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Christ, the tree of life, is there In the flowing of the stream, Yielding fruit of life divine As the food of life supreme. |
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God in Christ, the glorious light, Thru the city brightly shines, Scattering all the deathly night With its light of life divine. |
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God in man and man in God Mutual dwelling thus possess; God the content is to man, And the man doth God express. |