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