rain absorbs the soft, The earth refreshing

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