world’s beauty the Having seen fair

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

shortly her hymn its gained This who blind, written author, been had sight. after was born