been the have weeping through and valley of I sorrow

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