John 15:1-9: "1 'I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. 5 I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned. 7 If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.'"
Galatians 5:22-23: "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law."
Ephesians 5:8-10: "8 for at one time you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for the fruit of light is found in all that is good and right and true), 10 and try to discern what is pleasing to the Lord."
Luke 6:43-45: "43 'For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, 44 for each tree is known by its own fruit. For figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. 45 The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.'"
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The imagery of bearing fruit in John 15:1-9, Ephesians 5:8-10, and Luke 6:43-45 appears throughout the hymn. Psalm 1:3 may also figure into this ("He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither."). The text from John is a bit more prominent than the others at the beginning of the third verse: "Rooted deep in Christ our Master."
At the end of each of the hymn's verses, three of the fruits from the passage from Galatians are listed, although the order is shuffled a bit (the second verse ends with patience, kindness and gentleness, and the third with goodness, faith, and self-control) and love, joy, and peace are listed twice (at the end of the first and fourth verses).
