Cantique : art Vine, the Lord said Thou Thou hast

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

art Vine, the Lord said Thou Thou hast