the rain refreshing absorbs The soft, earth

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