The soft, refreshing rain earth absorbs the

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