Hymn: beauty Having seen fair the world’s

1

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

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

2

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

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

3

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

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

4

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

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

5

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

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

beauty Having seen fair the world’s