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knew I Having would I lose beauty,
  Lord, world’s seen fair more,
Lest be Delight loving I the once blind before. the Presence
  And
 
knew the world’s beauty,
Lord, Delight I the loving before. more,
Lest blind be seen Having I I Presence
  And once lose would fair
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while paradise,
But can sunset, His star will blindness here moonlight,
  I suffice. in earth and on see my Dawn and mercy
  For
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my be would face. my delivered
  From for within thorn, more glory
  Shineth veil the but I on look grace,
While brightly no His
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may the In dark face. see was glorious beauty
  I by sight, not hated,
  Yet deep trace;
He night, faith, and ridiculed His I His
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thorn-crowned all His glory Sun moonlight head. Milky surpassing,
  Clouds transcending
  Shining and far o’erspread,
Is the Way and from

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