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

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