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B:Patterson, D W, 1979, The Shaker Spiritual, Princeton University Press, New Jersey
Z:Daniel W Patterson
F:http://www.folkinfo.org/songs
T:I Am the True Vine
C:Thought to be Joseph Brackett
M:2/4     %Meter
L:1/16     %
K:G
(B,2D2) |E4 F2 E2 |D4 B,2 D2 |E4 F2 E2 | E4
w:I_ am the true vine which my Fath-er hath set
 (E2B2) |B4 B2 B2 |A4 (F2E2) | [M:3/4][L:1/8] E4
w:In_ his love-ly king-dom_ fair
B, D |[M:2/4][L:1/16] E4 F2 E2 |D4 (B,2C2) |C4 F2 D2 |E4
w:Ev-ery branch found in me Which_ bring-eth forth fruit
(E2B2) |B4 B4 |[M:3/2][L:1/8] A F E4 ::
w:He_ purg-eth it with care
M:2/4     %Meter
L:1/16     %
A6 A2 |B4 B2 B2 | e4 (d2c2) |c4 (dc) B2 |A4
w:But the vine that is bar-ren_ He will_ re-ject
 (B2A2) |G4 G2 G2 | A4 G2 A2 |[M:3/4][L:1/8] B4
w: And_ from him he will cast a-way
 B3/2 A/ |[M:2/4][L:1/16] B2 G2 G2 E2 |E4 (E2F2) | G4 E2 D2 |B,4
w:With-ered branch-es he'll shake off And_ cast in the fire
 A,2 B,2 |E4 G2 G2 |B4 F2 E2 |[M:3/4][L:1/8] E4  :|
w:That in me there be found no de-cay.
W:I am the true vine
W:Which my Father has set
W:In his lovely kingdom fair
W:Every branch found in me
W:Which bringeth forth fruit
W:He purgeth it with care.
W:But the vine that is barren
W:He will reject
W:And from him he will cast away
W:Withered branches he'll shake off
W:And cast in the fire
W:That in me there will be found no decay.