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Thou who didst hang upon a barren tree, / My God, for me; / Though I till now be barren, now at length, / Lord, give me strength / To bring forth fruit to Thee.
Thou who didst bear for me the crown of thorn, / Spitting and scorn; / Though I till now have put forth thorns, yet now / Strengthen me Thou / That better fruit be borne.
Thou Rose of Sharon, Cedar of broad roots, / Vine of sweet fruits, / Thou Lily of the vale with fadeless leaf, / Of thousands Chief, / Feed Thou my feeble shoots.