seen world's the fair Having beauty

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

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