the The earth absorbs soft, rain refreshing

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