Better far than life to me

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Like a vine whose tender branches

Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Tune: CALON LÂN
Published in 2 hymnals

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1 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.

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

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

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

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

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #10322

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Author: Fanny J. Crosby

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First Line:	Like a vine whose tender branches
Title:	Better far than life to me
Author:	Fanny J. Crosby
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Day by day my lips shall offer
Copyright:	Public Domain