Cantique : hast Thou Thou Lord the said art Vine,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hast Thou Thou Lord the said art Vine,