Hymn: Lord the Thou Vine, hast Thou said art

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lord the Thou Vine, hast Thou said art