Like a vine whose ten­der branch­es
’Round the oak have learned to cling;
So my heart has found a shel­ter
In Thy love, O Lord, my king.

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Day by day my lips shall of­fer
Grateful songs of praise to Thee;
For Thy won­drous lov­ing­kind­ness,
Better far than life to me.

As a bird on pin­ions wea­ry,
Trembling seeks its par­ent nest,
Came my spir­it hea­vy la­den
To its re­fuge on Thy breast.

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In Thy pre­cious lov­ing­kind­ness
Shall my trust­ing soul abide,
From the ar­rows of op­press­ion
Guarded safe on ev­ery side.

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Higher than the hills that cir­cle
’Round Thy throne in Hea­ven above,
Deeper than the migh­ty ocean
Is Thy vast eter­nal love.

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