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RETURN FOR RAIN.
Thy gentle rain has slowly come,
Refreshing earth and air;
Lord I am grateful, burthensome,
Yet never will despair.
Refreshing earth and air;
Lord I am grateful, burthensome,
Yet never will despair.
Though to myself, a load of sin,
Yet Lord be thou my light;
My heart and senses sweetly win,
To wisdom purely bright.
Yet Lord be thou my light;
My heart and senses sweetly win,
To wisdom purely bright.
The rain is sweet, in time of dearth;
Thy Word is doubly kind:
The one delights the weary earth,
The other cheers the mind.
Thy Word is doubly kind:
The one delights the weary earth,
The other cheers the mind.
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O softly as the dews of Heaven,
Thy love descends on all!
To all the good, thy love is given,
On thee the good shall call!
Thy love descends on all!
To all the good, thy love is given,
On thee the good shall call!
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