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THE BRIDE OF CHRIST. "Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife."
Revelation xxi. 9.

HEN how would ye deck Christ's Bride In "purple and scarlet" rare,With sparkling gem, and orient pearl, To flash in her golden hair?

Or would ye not rather veil The Bride of Christ so fair,In folds of silvery lustre, With a lily in her hair?

'Twas His church our Saviour called His pure and spotless Bride;The Band of true believers, For whom He lived and died;