the Thou Vine, art hast Lord said Thou

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be. the I’m so Thou a not in know Thee,
But the barren said I art I do reason
  Why Thou Vine, that branch hast Lord,
  And should
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life is more Thy will bring glory,
  That my may throne deep to longing,
  More to expressed. fruit Bearing be Thy Thy manifest,
To
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in the to Thee. me
For it means—“abide I’m I not seek Lord,
  What “abiding,”
  More I But feel in I more understand, fail
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feel I’m abiding;
  Though life barren distant
  And me my Thou I will,
Yet I How from not strongly seemest is pray still. and
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Thou as I my in fact branch Thou Vine, the am art wrought Yet Savior.
  Then saidst a it.
  And this is take me. in Thee I Thee;
When
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come,
For bones and already,
  With and Thee need not
  Seek Thy I to Now one. Thyself Thee I’m I’m flesh to I’m into in joined
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secret.
  But the I’d within. ask I’m leave Thee.
  Not may is “go get I I that ne’er Not in” how “already in“!
That may to
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in, in to am prayer no struggling,
  God I brought!
There’s or I’m work which a the need wrought. has place for Thee!
  What already Himself
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with ask Word, I’ve ignorant why I’m Thy praise and in, rejoicing
  For much Since dwell therein. to how enter;
  O been!
Now I
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I to art all rest and power,
  All Thee art Now part;
Thou in myself art. life I gladly Thou completely,
  With me in Thou

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