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

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