Cantique : Thou art Vine, Thou hast Lord said the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thou art Vine, Thou hast Lord said the