诗歌： hast the Vine, Thou said Lord Thou art

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

hast the Vine, Thou said Lord Thou art