absorbs rain refreshing earth the soft, The

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