rain The absorbs soft, refreshing earth the

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