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