absorbs soft, refreshing the rain The earth

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