The Fruit of the Vine

As the fruit of the true and living vine

Now I am His and He is mine!

So sweet and fresh I wish to be

As this life that flows through me

Lost in a love that is sublime

Part of a bond that transcends time

May my submission ever be

As we grow together perfectly!

Filled with His goodness and none of my own

Filled with the flavor of Jesus alone

Nourishing to the Body I feed

Devoured to leave a holy new seed.

May i be crushed to make holy wine

A product of the living vine

To quench a world's thirst may I flow

Pointing to the vine on which I grow!

9-10-90

Anthony Foster