Hymn: Having the fair world’s beauty seen

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the before. Presence
And blind fair Having I seen Delight would loving once world’s the I knew I more,
Lest beauty,
Lord, be lose

I once loving the seen world’s Having more,
Lest be Presence
And beauty,
Lord, I knew would before. the fair blind lose Delight I

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here suffice. while and in star sunset, can His mercy
For will and paradise,
But my Dawn earth blindness moonlight,
I on see

I once loving the seen world’s Having more,
Lest be Presence
And beauty,
Lord, I knew would before. the fair blind lose Delight I

3

within brightly would my look delivered
From the I His but face. my more thorn, for glory
Shineth veil grace,
While no on be

I once loving the seen world’s Having more,
Lest be Presence
And beauty,
Lord, I knew would before. the fair blind lose Delight I

4

In by not His I deep see may His night, and was beauty
I face. ridiculed the faith, hated,
Yet sight, glorious dark trace;
He

I once loving the seen world’s Having more,
Lest be Presence
And beauty,
Lord, I knew would before. the fair blind lose Delight I

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Way all glory from surpassing,
Clouds Milky the and His transcending
Shining and Sun thorn-crowned far head. o’erspread,
Is moonlight

I once loving the seen world’s Having more,
Lest be Presence
And beauty,
Lord, I knew would before. the fair blind lose Delight I

Having the fair world’s beauty seen