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Text:The darkened sky, how thick it lowers!
Author:Doddridge

622. The darkened sky, how thick it lowers!

1 The darkened sky, how thick it lowers!
Troubled with storms, and big with showers,
No cheerful gleam of light appears,
But nature pours forth all her tears.

2 Yet let the sons of grace revive;
He bids the soul that seeks him, live;
And from the gloomiest shade of night
Calls forth a morning of delight.

3 The seeds of ecstasy unknown
Are in these watered furrows sown;
See the green blades, how thick they rise,
And with fresh verdure bless our eyes!

4 In secret foldings they contain
Unnumbered ears of golden grain;
And heaven shall pour its beams around,
Till the ripe harvest load the ground.

Text Information
First Line: The darkened sky, how thick it lowers!
Author: Doddridge
Meter: L. M.
Publication Date: 1873
Topic: The Christian Life: Trial and Patience; Shall Reap in Joy
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