rain soft, the refreshing absorbs earth The

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