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Oft when of God we ask
For fuller, happier life,
He sets us some new task
Involving care and strife ;
Is this the boon for which we sought?
Has prayer new trouble on us brought?
This is indeed the boon,
Though strange to us it seems :
We pierce the rock, and soon
The blessing on us streams ;
For when we are the most athirst,
Then the clear waters on us burst.
We toil as in a field,
Wherein, to us unknown,
A treasure lies concealed,
Which may be all our own:
And shall we of the toil complain
That speedily will bring such gain ?
We dig the wells of life,
And God the water gives ;
We win our way by strife,
Then He within us lives ;
And only war could make us meet
For peace so sacred and so sweet.
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6 6 6 6 8 8
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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LOVE UNKNOWN
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6 6 6 6 8 8
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1918
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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| # 400 | D | | # 160 | Eb | | # 143 | Eb | | # 169 | Eb | | # 173 | Eb | | # 373 | Eb | | # 144 | Eb |
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