the soft, refreshing rain The earth absorbs

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free,
And it refreshing out flow'rs and sends rich and joy Thy life rain,
And praise soft, to receive fruits and earth in the again;
So it Thee. back The live we absorbs for so
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of golden The we them sun's receives night;
So receive cheer darkened this it forth the we light,
And rays with the moon on bright, light Divine,
And world the darksome to gives shine.
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love bearing deem'st 'Tis foes blast for who bless
The suffer meet shame,
Thou to Thy Thy love name. and seek when my me I happiness;
Can to by and rejoice, e'en wrong that can
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heart,
Constrain giv'st so will I my and Thee part:
In sin Naught but eternally. self to Thyself Thou to can from satisfy Thyself great love me;
That may express my