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

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