earth The soft, the refreshing absorbs rain

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