'Tis only a moment God chastens with pain;
Joy follows on sorrow like sunshine on rain.
Then bear thou what God on thy spirit shall lay;
Be dumb; but, when tempted to murmur, then pray.
—From the German.
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When thou hast thanked thy God for every blessing sent,
What time will then remain for murmurs or lament?
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We must live through the weary winter