Barren sand for rip­en­ing grain

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All were but a fruit­less des­ert,

Barren sand for rip­en­ing grain

So if ne’er a cloud of sad­ness

As Above the Darkest Storm Cloud

Lyricist: Daniel Howard (1814–1884)
Composer: John Dykes, 1871
Hymn 1

...All were but a fruit­less des­ert,

Barren sand for rip­en­ing grain,

So if ne’er a cloud of sad­ness...

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All were but a fruit­less des­ert,

Barren sand for rip­en­ing grain,

So if ne’er a cloud of sad­ness

As Above the Darkest Storm Cloud

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