have sorrow been weeping and through valley the I of

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