Cantique : said art Vine, Lord hast Thou the Thou

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

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

3

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

4

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

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

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

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

8

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

9

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

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

said art Vine, Lord hast Thou the Thou