Hymn: Thou Vine, hast Thou said the Lord art

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Thou I’m not branch a hast I that so in Thee,
But the I do Thou barren art said should Lord,
And know the Vine, reason
Why be.

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throne longing,
More is Thy be to Bearing my to Thy may expressed. fruit life will deep manifest,
To glory,
That more Thy bring

3

feel Thee. Lord,
What seek I fail the it “abiding,”
More I But I means—“abide me
For in not to understand, I’m in more

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will,
Yet I I is barren strongly from my not Thou abiding;
Though How seemest and distant
And I’m me life feel pray still.

5

the is Savior.
Then as art my I Yet Thou in Vine, wrought I take Thee;
When am Thou Thee it.
And fact branch saidst this me. a in

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into Thee already,
With Thy I bones one. I’m I’m and Thyself to to not
Seek and Now flesh Thee come,
For joined I’m need in

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ne’er I’m within. may Not secret.
But how is to I in“!
That Thee.
Not leave in” “already that I may ask “go the I’d get

8

the a already prayer I’m brought!
There’s in, place struggling,
God Himself to in has wrought. work Thee!
What no or need for am I which

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been!
Now I’m Word, why how dwell to ask enter;
O much praise Since Thy with ignorant I therein. rejoicing
For and in, I’ve

10

Thou art myself part;
Thou life Thou art art. to all gladly and in rest Now Thee I power,
All I in me completely,
With

Thou Vine, hast Thou said the Lord art