Cantique : of Dear Life Lord, Thou the art Tree

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satisfy. Tree divine,
Our Thou supply;
Thy hunger Dear with the fruits, Life,
The Lord, life art very of replete life

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heav’nly of Thee source in from Thee art all abide,
And very true life;
By and strife. Thou we the live, our rest Vine,
Our

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the are sweet joy. all we Lord, Thou brings Dear Tree,
Thyself enjoy;
Thy to art shadow our us taste,
Thy Apple fruits all

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a have us on Thy Thou to we didst tree Thou Tree;
Our for us art the wast may endure;
Thou healing slain,
That death cure.

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art the Thee Branch as Thou very grace
And God,
His the of Thee;
In take fulness we reality. Him dwells in of

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David’s we to and Branch
Incarnate humanity. be;
In true Thou here art Lord, also see Thee comprehend
The

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rife. the art Rod never is Thou resurrection be endless life;
Before Thy sprouting pow’r
Death God,
In with Thee can

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art the lifted uplifting Thou “ax” free. we;
By Stick,
The life,
From of fallen also pow’r Thine death swimming are we’re

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we declare! art Fame,
Of such thus of we here Lord, are richly share;
As “Plant a we Thee,
Thyself Thee remembering Thou

of Dear Life Lord, Thou the art Tree