soft, earth absorbs The refreshing rain the

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