Hymn: Vine, said Lord art Thou the hast Thou

1

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

Vine, said Lord art Thou the hast Thou