soft, absorbs the rain The earth refreshing

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