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Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

This poem describes Jesus Christ as the apple tree of life. It states that the tree is always green and laden with fruit, and its beauty surpasses all things in nature. By faith, the soul knows the glory of Jesus Christ. The poem expresses that the author has long sought happiness and bought pleasure, but has now found it in Christ. It declares that under the shadow of Jesus Christ the apple tree, the soul will rest. The fruit of this tree makes the soul thrive and keeps faith alive.

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Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

This poem describes Jesus Christ as the apple tree of life. It states that the tree is always green and laden with fruit, and its beauty surpasses all things in nature. By faith, the soul knows the glory of Jesus Christ. The poem expresses that the author has long sought happiness and bought pleasure, but has now found it in Christ. It declares that under the shadow of Jesus Christ the apple tree, the soul will rest. The fruit of this tree makes the soul thrive and keeps faith alive.

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Jesus Christ The Apple Tree

Anon.Collection of Joshua Smith, New Hampshire 1784

                  
  
S.

v.1 The tree of life my soul hath seen, la - den with fruit and al - ways green: The tree of life my

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S.               
soul hath seen, la - den with fruit and al - ways green: The trees of na - ture fruit - less be com - pared with Christ the

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       

S.

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ap - ple tree. v.2 His beau - ty doth all things ex - cel: By faith I know, but ne'er can tell. His beau - ty doth all

   
A.
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                    
T.
   
 v.2 His beau - ty doth all things ex - cel: By faith I know, but ne'er can tell. His beau - ty doth all

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S.

things ex - cel: By faith I know, but ne'er can tell The glo - ry which I now can see In Je - sus Christ the

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          
A.

                   
T.
    
 things ex - cel: By faith I know, but ne'er can tell The glo - ry which I now can see In Je - sus Christ the

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             
          

S.

ap - ple tree. v.3 For hap - pi - ness I long have sought, And pleas - ure dear - ly I have bought. For hap - pi - ness I

 
v.4 I'm wear - y with my for - mer toil, Here I will sit and rest a - while: I'm wear - y with my

                       

A.


       
               
 
T.
 ap - ple tree. v.3 For hap - pi - ness I long have sought, And pleas - ure dear - ly I have bought. For hap - pi - ness I
v.4 I'm wear - y with my for - mer toil, Here I will sit and rest a - while: I'm wear - y with my

          
B.

             
2

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        
S.
   
long have sought, And pleas - ure dear - ly I have bought: I
for - mer toil, Here I will sit and rest a - while: Un -

        
   
A.

      
T.      
 long have sought, And pleas - ure dear - ly I have bought: I
for - mer toil, Here I will sit and rest a - while: Un -

          
B.
  

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      
          

S.

missed of all; but now I see 'Tis found in Christ the ap - ple tree. v.5 This
der the sha - dow I will be Of Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree.


            
A.
   
   
            
T. 
 missed of all; but now I see 'Tis found in Christ the ap - ple tree.
der the sha - dow I will be Of Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree.

B.
              

 

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                        
S.

fruit doth make my soul to thrive, It keeps my dy - ing faith a - live: This fruit doth make my soul to thrive, It

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       
S.                 
keeps my dy - ing faith a - live: Ahich makes my soul in haste to be with Je - sus Christ the ap - ple tree.

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