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Jesus' soul and body are

Charles Wesley (1764) • English

Primary Scripture: John 2:19-21

Verse 1

Jesus’ flesh and spirit are The true Temple of the Lord; Come we then and worship there God in the incarnate Word! There the pure religion lies, Dwells the Father in his Son; God who reigns above the skies, God is found in Christ alone.

Verse 2

Very Man of very man, Temple of the Deity, Whom the heav'ns cannot contain, Bow our inmost souls to thee: Exiles while on Earth we mourn, Captives in a world of care, All our tho'ts to thee we turn, Ev'ry wish and ev'ry prayer.

Verse 3

Prostrate now the cross before, Join we in thy Spirit’s cry, Thine humanity adore, Wait thy coming from the sky: Come, and fix your Temple here, All thy majesty reveal, With thy blushing scars appear, Heaven and Earth with glory fill.

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