could was see Lord, I not I blind;

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blind; not was dawns visage Thy the grace,
But now Lord, marred I could vision any me. see
In of Thy radiant on face
In beauty I
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words rejoice,
And all now was I Thee voice;
But and uttered I thrilling hear could deaf; are dear! hear
The not Thy I Thine music Lord, of
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with lips praises Thine I grace dumb; I as of glory Lord, touched speak
The living now, flame,
My Thy and could not wake. name;
But eager was
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now, lifeless sin's to since come sepulcher. hast I Lord, was quickened soul not to stir
My dead; rise Thou dark Thee;
But could from I me,
I
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blind my to captivity. break
The to deaf of For the live; hast hear, lo, see,
The speak,
The the chains dumb to to and, dead Thou made I