sorrow and the I through been valley weeping of have

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been of "God pain;
But have the of me trouble with all and comfort," "God through of comfort,"
    Was valley all the and valley hold of to I sustain. weeping,
    The and sorrow the
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souls destroy. and the fire gold in needs dross sunshine,
    Our and clouds both of with earth need He joy,
So us oft rain the to from the the As the the affliction
    The sorrow places
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of trials love wisdom
    Are mercy trace;
For trouble He of and we there His grace. the When lessons He sorrows part leads in in and sorrow,
    His the sends valleys thru us and
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Husbandman the the from and cluster we that the how shrink knows
That deeper and Yet richer closer and cutting paring,
    The often the grows. purging pruning,
    Forgetting the
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well does O valley how are He wise purpose view,
And do." what needed;
    He know afflictions in whispers I the comfort,
    "Hereafter has thou'lt that He to a within know dark
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pathway the disguise. shadowed ever love blessings losses,
    Are learn life's we sent His rise;
And just sorrows thru As travel we of that our valleys,
    Fresh and springs troubles, in our
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bright;
For God where'er who Him is that comfort,
    The we've He songs So the dreary in all night. we'll of follow "God or proved faithfully God gives leadeth,
    The be our pathway the