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| He's the vine and we're the branches, 
 
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|  | 1. | 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 | 
|  |  | 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. | 
|  | 2. | As we here His instant speaking, | 
|  |  | He's the rich indwelling Word; | 
|  |  | To abide we must be faithful | 
|  |  | To the speaking that we've heard. | 
|  | 3. | 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. | 
|  | 4. | Then His love abides within us, | 
|  |  | And in love abiding, we | 
|  |  | Know the joy of life-communion, | 
|  |  | Full and perfect harmony. | 
|  | 5. | Oh, how precious this abiding, | 
|  |  | Oh, how intimate and sweet; | 
|  |  | As the fruit of life is added, | 
|  |  | And our joy is made complete. |