There is a time for wak­ing and for sleep­ing,
A time for war­ring and a time for peace;
A time for sow­ing, and a time for reap­ing,
A time for toil, a time when toil must cease.

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A time of rest will come to hearts grown wea­ry,
A time of praise to those that grieve and sigh,
A time of joy to those whose lives are drea­ry,
The Lord’s good time is com­ing by and by.

A time for pain, a time for shade­less plea­sures,
A time for sha­dows and a time for light;
A time to lose, a time to find our trea­sures,
A time for faith, a time for per­fect sight.

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A time for tears, a time for rap­tur­ous greet­ing,
A time for ex­ile and a time for home;
A time for part­ing, and a time for meet­ing,
Trust on! The Lord’s good time will sure­ly come.

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