I of weeping the have valley been and through sorrow

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