诗歌： Thou the art said Vine, Lord Thou hast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou the art said Vine, Lord Thou hast