of have sorrow the through valley weeping been and I

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