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He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower, Alike they’re needful to the flower; And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul fit nourishment. As comes to me or cloud or sun, Father! Thy will, not mine be done. Oh, ne’er will I at life repine, Enough that Thou hast made it mine. Where falls the shadow cold of death, I yet will sing with parting breath, As comes to me or shade or sun, Father! Thy will, not mine be done.
He sendeth sun, He sendeth shower, Alike they’re needful to the flower; And joys and tears alike are sent To give the soul fit nourishment. As comes to me or cloud or sun, Father! Thy will, not mine be done. Oh, ne’er will I at life repine, Enough that Thou hast made it mine. Where falls the shadow cold of death, I yet will sing with parting breath, As comes to me or shade or sun, Father! Thy will, not mine be done.
Approximate author period: c. 1826 AD · industrial
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- Sarah Flower Adams
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- Approximate author period: c. 1826 AD · industrial
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- A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations (catalogued1888) (1888 AD)
Page 669 · printed citation: Sarah Flower Adams · subject: WILL—WILLING
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