earth the soft, refreshing absorbs The rain

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