980--Throughout the whole of Holy Writ

Throughout the whole of Holy Writ

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	1.	Throughout the whole of Holy Writ
		The saints in type are manifest
		As like a bride, God's heart to please,
		And as a building for His rest.
	2.	The types and figures of the Church
		In the Old Testament are these:
		A building meet for life and rule,
		A bride the man to match and please.
	3.	God's people in the ancient times
		Were called by God His very spouse;
		Among them and with them were built
		God's ruling city and God's house.
	4.	Incarnate God, the God-man, Christ,
		As Bridegroom for the Bride has come;
		With His own life He quickened her,
		That she His counterpart become.
	5.	In resurrection Christ doth now,
		As David's Son, God's temple build,
		That God may have a resting place
		And there accomplish all He willed.
	6.	The Church is thus the Bride of Christ,
		In whom His full delight doth rest;
		It is a dwelling place to God
		Where He may live and be expressed.
	7.	The new Jerusalem will be
		The full perfection ultimate
		Of all the types of house and bride,
		Th' eternal plan to consummate.
	8.	It is the Bride which matches Christ,
		Thru whom He may Himself express;
		It is God's tabernacle too
		In which our God can rule and rest.
	9.	The ultimate completion 'tis
		Of God's work in humanity,
		His full expression glorious
		Thru His redeemed eternally.