weeping the of been sorrow have I and through valley

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