Cantique : hast the Vine, Lord art said Thou Thou

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

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

8

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

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

10

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

hast the Vine, Lord art said Thou Thou