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He's the vine and we're the branches,
We should e'er abide in Him,
And let Him abide within us
As the flow of life within.
We should e'er abide in Him,
And let Him abide within us
As the flow of life within.
In the vine, in the vine,
In the vine, in the vine,
We would know Thee, Lord,
more deeply,
E'er abiding in the vine.
In the vine, in the vine,
We would know Thee, Lord,
more deeply,
E'er abiding in the vine.
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As we hear His instant speaking,
He's the rich indwelling Word;
To abide we must be faithful
To the speaking that we've heard.
He's the rich indwelling Word;
To abide we must be faithful
To the speaking that we've heard.
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For 'tis here we know abiding
In the real and deepest way;
If we love our Lord completely,
We would do whate'er He'd say.
In the real and deepest way;
If we love our Lord completely,
We would do whate'er He'd say.
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Then His love abides within us,
And in love abiding, we
Know the joy of life-communion,
Full and perfect harmony.
And in love abiding, we
Know the joy of life-communion,
Full and perfect harmony.
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Oh, how precious this abiding,
Oh, how intimate and sweet;
As the fruit of life is added,
And our joy is made complete.
Oh, how intimate and sweet;
As the fruit of life is added,
And our joy is made complete.
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Fremont, California, United States
Praise the Lord! Our Christian life is a life of abiding in the Lord 😀
Break through in us and have a free way to flow in our being. May there be no insulation and no limitation to Your life growing in us. Have a free way to spread Yourself in our mind, emotion, will, Lord, we want to maintain our fellowship with You and live a life of abiding in the Lord, for apart from You we are nothing, we have nothing, and we can do nothing. Keep us abiding in You so that we can enjoy all Your riches and grow with the growth of God to bear fruit for God to be glorified! 🙏
Singapore
Thank God, finally found a site with this beautiful piece that echoes John 15
Storrs, Connecticut, United States
Silas Jones Vail, the tune-writer for this hymn, was born October 1818, and died May 20, 1883. For years he worked at the hatter’s trade with Beebe on Broadway, New York and afterwards in his own establishment. His taste and talent led him into musical connections, and from time to time, after the giving up his trade, he worked with Horace Waters, Philip Phillips, W. B. Bradbury, and F. J. Smith, the piano dealer. He was a choir leader and a good composer.
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
Love the song but I would like to have had the accompaniment with it, not just the chords.