Vine

Verse 1

Jesus, the grace reveal'd, The great salvation shown, The sum of love's decrees unseal'd, The plant of great renown.

Verse 2

Rais'd by the Father's grace, The plant of his right hand, To represent before his face, The souls from ev'ry land.

Verse 3

Plant of the Father's care, On whom his love did shine; The branches in him hidden were, 'Till he grew to a vine.

Verse 4

Th' eternal husbandman, To make the branches pure, In wisdom infinite began Our barrenness to cure.

Verse 5

He then this vine did dress, Whilst Love his hand did urge, That ev'ry branch in righteousness He in one vine might purge.

Verse 6

From each superfl'ous shoot, The buds of man's offence; This to destroy, he purg'd the root, And in it ev'ry branch.