(Tuesday 10th March 2026)
[Verse 1]
As carriages and chariots
Cannot themselves their way command,
Though fair their form and rich their frame,
So man without his God must fail,
And hath no life apart from Him.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 2]
However strong or beautiful,
A vehicle stands still alone,
Until a hand shall guide its course;
So man, though wise in earthly things,
Is lost without his Maker's care.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 3]
The mighty Creator is unseen,
No mortal eye beholds His form;
Yet in the Spirit He is near,
Watching with love and holy fear
O'er all who reverence His name.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 4]
Our blessed Lord, Christ Jesus, said
That He Himself the true Vine is;
The Father is the Husbandman,
And we, the branches He sustains,
That we may flourish in His courts.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 5]
No branch can yield a single fruit
Unless it in the Vine remain;
No life can blossom, pure and good,
Unless it draws from Christ its strength,
Its fullness, virtue, and its peace.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 6]
A soul without the Lord is bare,
Though clothed in earthly pomp and gain;
A life without the Son of God
Is but an empty, fading breath,
A living form, yet truly dead.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 7]
As human beings born on Earth,
We have no life apart from God;
He is the Fountain of our breath,
The Source from whom our being flows,
The Keeper of our passing days.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 8]
And if a man professes the Lord,
Yet still walks on in former sin,
And clings unto his old desires,
He spends his days in empty toil,
And shall receive no crown at last.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 9]
For those who run the heavenly race
Must cast aside the former life;
As children of the living God,
They must remain in close communion,
And daily walk in truth and light.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 10]
The link between the Lord and us
Must ever be preserved with care;
For if that bond be broken once,
It is but time before the soul
Discovers it is dead within.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 11]
How sad to walk, and yet be dead;
How vain to speak, yet have no life;
How fearful to seem green and strong,
Yet bear no fruit before the Lord,
Because the branch hath left the Vine.
[Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
[Verse 12]
Then let us hold to Christ our Head,
And to the Father cleave in faith;
Let prayer and truth our hearts renew,
Till we are filled with life divine,
And bear much fruit unto His praise.
[Final Chorus]
Abide in Christ, the living Vine,
And cleave unto the Father's heart;
For without Him we fade and die,
But joined to Him we live and bear
The fruits of grace and righteousness.
