seen fair beauty world’s the Having

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

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