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[17] See the whole hymn (rendered from Lavater's _O Jesu Christe, wachs in mir_) in _Hymns of Consecration_, 295.
Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians 1880
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A child of three years used the expression, "Just grow me" (_wachs mich einmal_) for "Just see how I have grown" (Sieh einmal wie ich gewachsen bin) (Lindner).
The Mind of the Child, Part II The Development of the Intellect, International Education Series Edited By William T. Harris, Volume IX. William T. Preyer 1869
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Ah, how much easier it is to pray daily, "Oh, Jesus Christus, wachs in mir!" than to consent to, yea rejoice in, the terms of the grant!
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss George L. Prentiss 1859
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O Jesus Christus, wachs in mir ” a hymn with which we became acquainted soon after our marriage, and which I do not doubt she repeated to herself many thousands of times.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss Prentiss, George L 1882
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