O Love! thou makest all things even 
In earth or heaven; 
Finding thy way through prison-bars 
Up to the stars; 
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            Part in peace: is day before us? 
Praise His Name for life and light; 
Are the shadows lengthening o'er us? 
Bless His care Who guards the night.
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            O Love! thou makest all things even 
In earth or heaven; 
Finding thy way through prison-bars 
Up to the stars; 
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            Nearer, my God, to Thee,
  Nearer to Thee!
E'en though it be a cross
  That raiseth me:
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            He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, 
Alike they're needful for the flower: 
And joys and tears alike are sent 
To give the soul fit nourishment.
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            He sendeth sun, he sendeth shower, 
Alike they're needful for the flower: 
And joys and tears alike are sent 
To give the soul fit nourishment. 
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